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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. What do all the fathers at the Girl Scout father-daughter banquet talk about?
(a) Golf.
(b) Football.
(c) Their daughters.
(d) Stock market.

2. What is the booth number for the psychiatrist during Feynman's army physical after the war?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Thirteen.

3. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?
(a) Ants.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Bees.

4. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?
(a) Benzine.
(b) Lighter fluid.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Charcoal.

5. Where is Feynman asked to give a series of lectures in Buffalo?
(a) A physics laboratory.
(b) Mohawk Airlines.
(c) An aeronautics laboratory.
(d) Robinson Airlines.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?

2. Where does Feynman spend a summer working for the army?

3. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?

4. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?

5. Ever since high school, Feynman worries about being ____________.

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