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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: The Dignified Professor | Part 4: Any Questions?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Feynman deferred from the army again after the war?
(a) He is working on the bomb.
(b) He is teaching.
(c) Medical reasons.
(d) Physical limitations.

2. What does Feynman's father tell him that the carnival mindreaders use?
(a) Magic.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) A code.
(d) Powers of observation.

3. How much does Cornell University pay Feynman to do the lecture series in Buffalo?
(a) $35 total.
(b) $45 total.
(c) $35 each week.
(d) $45 each week.

4. What tool does young Feynman bring with him to fix the radio at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Pliers.
(b) Screwdriver.
(c) Wrench.
(d) Electric coil.

5. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Exponents.
(c) Integrals.
(d) Calculus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

2. When Feynman starts at MIT, the fraternities have __________ to recruit pledges.

3. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?

4. Where is Feynman asked to give a series of lectures in Buffalo?

5. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?

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