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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. What is the name of the man in charge of the government patent office while Feynman is in Los Alamos?
(a) Bob Wilson.
(b) Hans Bethe.
(c) Captain Jones.
(d) Captain Smith.

2. Which scientist helps Feynman work out which way the difference goes in his new theory?
(a) Boehem.
(b) Christy.
(c) Gell-Mann.
(d) Wu.

3. Feynman is involved in the problematic search for the right laws of _______________.
(a) Particle reflectors.
(b) Beta reflectors.
(c) Particle decay.
(d) Beta decay.

4. In what year was Richard P. Feynman born?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1912.

5. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?
(a) Dealers.
(b) Show girls.
(c) Waitresses.
(d) Pit bosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the places Feynman tries to sleep his first night in Ithaca, NY?

3. What does Feynman spend his dollar on that he received for selling his government patent?

4. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?

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

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