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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Is Electricity Fire?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

2. What is the name of the girl from the nightclub in Albuquerque that eventually sleeps with Feynman?
(a) Ann.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Amy.
(d) Alice.

3. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?
(a) Bus system.
(b) Japanese bath.
(c) Japanese food.
(d) School system.

4. What color paint do Feynman and the professional painter argue about?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. To what does Feynman credit his desire to fix radios when he was just a boy?
(a) His great mechanical skill.
(b) His parent's encouragement.
(c) His puzzle drive.
(d) His excessive intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?

2. What is the man from Japan that Feynman meets in a restaurant trying to sell?

3. What is Feynman's dilemma when he arrives at the airport to go to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

4. What is Feynman always very careless about when he goes on a trip?

5. Who tutored Feynman's father as a child?

(see the answer key)

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