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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 physicist Feynman works with one summer during graduate school?
(a) Johnny Von Neumann.
(b) John Wheeler.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Henry Norris Russel.

2. Feynman does not like the Japanese language because it was too concerned with being _________.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Precise.
(c) Accurate.
(d) Polite.

3. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?
(a) DNA.
(b) Reproduction.
(c) RNA.
(d) Viruses.

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

5. What does Feynman take for one of his humanities credits at MIT?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Art History.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Astrology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?

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

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

4. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.

5. In what year does Feynman's wife Arlene die?

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