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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 is the name of the movie with a psychiatrist that Feynman thinks of during his army physical after the war?
(a) Rear Window.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Spellbound.
(d) The Birds.

2. Which idea of Feynman's did the government patent official tell him had already been taken?
(a) Submarine.
(b) Electrical plant.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Rocket.

3. Where does Feynman spend a summer working for the army?
(a) Frankfort.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

4. What do the philosophy students keep repeating during a lunch lecture at Princeton?
(a) Objectional essentials.
(b) Essential object.
(c) Essence of being.
(d) Object essence.

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Feynman strikes up a conversation with a painter?
(a) Papa's Place.
(b) Ed's Diner.
(c) Ma's Place.
(d) Lou's Diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Feynman let the TWA hostess order in the nightclub in Albuquerque when he was pretending to be drunk?

2. How many students immediately volunteer to take part in the hypnotism demonstration at Princeton?

3. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?

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

5. What is the name of the dance hall Feynman likes to go to during his freshman year at MIT?

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