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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) Hemingway.
(c) Huxley.
(d) King Lear.

2. How does Feynman combat his nervousness while giving his first technical lecture to famous scientists?
(a) He uses hypnosis.
(b) He takes two aspirins and a coke.
(c) He focuses on the physics.
(d) He drinks a shot.

3. As a kid, what does Feynman observe under his microscope?
(a) Paramecia.
(b) Amoebae.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) Ants.

4. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?
(a) Radar.
(b) Bombs.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Machine guns.

5. While working at his aunt's hotel, Feynman learned that _________ was a very difficult thing in the real world.
(a) Politics.
(b) Money.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Innovation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tutored Feynman's father as a child?

2. How much does Feynman have to pay for what the TWA hostess orders in the nightclub in Albuquerque?

3. What theory does Feynman never work out, despite doing research on it for years?

4. Who is the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriends married to?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Feynman strikes up a conversation with a painter?

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