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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: You Just Ask Them?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the places Feynman tries to sleep his first night in Ithaca, NY?
(a) Pile of leaves.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Airport.
(d) Couch in a hallway.

3. What does Feynman use to do his first scent experiment with his wife in her hospital room?
(a) Towels.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Coke bottles.
(d) Books.

4. What does the hypnotist at Princeton get Feynman to do?
(a) Cluck like a chicken.
(b) Light a match.
(c) Walk around the room.
(d) Recite poetry.

5. What is the name of the scientist that Feynman worked for at General Electric after the war?
(a) Hans Bethe.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) Frank Oppenheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a kid, what does Feynman observe under his microscope?

2. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?

3. What is the name of the town where Feynman was born?

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

5. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?

(see the answer key)

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