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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 does Feynman choose the number 13 for the number of signatures he is willing to sign for the city college paperwork?
(a) Favorite number.
(b) Scientifically.
(c) Randomly.
(d) Lucky number.

2. In what language does Feynman give his lecture in at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Spanish.

3. What product does the Metaplast Corporation make that eventually causes the company to close down?
(a) Plastic-coated cameras.
(b) Plastic cups.
(c) Plastic-coated pens.
(d) Mechanical pencils.

4. What was the name of the bar Feynman frequents in Buffalo?
(a) Buffalo Bill's.
(b) The Alibi Room.
(c) Black and White.
(d) Curly's.

5. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.
(a) Engineers.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Physicists.
(d) Scientists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dance hall Feynman likes to go to during his freshman year at MIT?

2. In Feynman's opinion, the learning in Brazil relies too heavily on ______________.

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

4. Feynman does not like the Japanese language because it was too concerned with being _________.

5. Where is Feynman asked to give a series of lectures in Buffalo?

(see the answer key)

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