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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. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?
(a) There are lots of things no one knew.
(b) There is an answer for everything.
(c) It is just like physics.
(d) It is too easy.

2. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?
(a) Bob Wilson.
(b) Professor Gibbs.
(c) Hans Bethe.
(d) Professor Lowell.

3. What is needed to make the patent documents legal for the government?
(a) An official seal.
(b) Approval from Congress.
(c) A signature.
(d) An exchange of money.

4. What was the name of the bar Feynman frequents in Buffalo?
(a) Buffalo Bill's.
(b) Black and White.
(c) Curly's.
(d) The Alibi Room.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Feynman's study of philosophy while at MIT causes him to do research on what?

3. What is the name of the physicist Feynman works with one summer during graduate school?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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