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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. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?
(a) Viruses.
(b) RNA.
(c) DNA.
(d) Reproduction.

2. Feynman gets a B+ on a English paper about ___________ even though he wrote about another topic.
(a) Hemingway.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Faust.
(d) Huxley.

3. What theory does Feynman never work out, despite doing research on it for years?
(a) Gravitational interaction.
(b) Electrodynamics.
(c) Atomic energy.
(d) Quantum theory of potentials.

4. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?
(a) Dragon stingers.
(b) Darning needles.
(c) Daring drats.
(d) Darn beasts.

5. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?
(a) Plastic-coated pens.
(b) Plastic-coated cameras.
(c) Mechanical pencils.
(d) Plastic cups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?

2. What color paint do Feynman and the professional painter argue about?

3. Where is Feynman sent to do research before starting work at Los Alamos?

4. In high school Feynman changed the trigonometry ____________ because he didn't like the way they looked.

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

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