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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: The Seven Percent Solution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?
(a) Biologist.
(b) Gunner.
(c) Mechanical engineer.
(d) Soldier.

2. Feynman thinks Princeton is an imitation _________.
(a) Oxford.
(b) MIT.
(c) Ivy League.
(d) Harvard.

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

4. What object does Feynman's friend Paul at Princeton get him to walk around trying to figure out how to use it without pain for two weeks?
(a) Lighter.
(b) Abacus.
(c) Knife.
(d) Measuring tape.

5. What causes Feynman to stay at Caltech?
(a) Nice weather.
(b) Scientific discoveries.
(c) A woman.
(d) Higher salary.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Feynman, all __________ stopped during the war.

2. What is the name of the girl from the nightclub in Albuquerque that eventually sleeps with Feynman?

3. What does the man who talks to Feynman by pool of his Las Vegas motel do for a living?

4. Where is Feynman when Dr. Wheeler asks him to go to Japan?

5. Where is Feynman going to be giving lectures in Brazil?

(see the answer key)

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