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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. In Feynman's opinion, the learning in Brazil relies too heavily on ______________.
(a) Equations.
(b) Memorizing.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Experiments.

2. Feynman's study of philosophy while at MIT causes him to do research on what?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Professors.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Philosophers.

3. What does Feynman let the TWA hostess order in the nightclub in Albuquerque when he was pretending to be drunk?
(a) Wine.
(b) Drinks on the house.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Beer.

4. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?
(a) Topology.
(b) Girls.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Food.

5. How much does Feynman have to pay for what the TWA hostess orders in the nightclub in Albuquerque?
(a) Six dollars.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A hundred dollars.
(d) Sixteen dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?

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

3. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Feynman dislikes about Cornell?

5. Where does Feynman spend his first year of teaching at Caltech?

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