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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. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?
(a) An old school.
(b) A campground.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A laboratory.

2. Where does Feynman take art classes?
(a) Pasadena Art Museum.
(b) Caltech.
(c) Art Institure of L.A.
(d) UCLA.

3. What is the name of the scientist that Feynman worked for at General Electric after the war?
(a) Frank Oppenheimer.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Hans Bethe.
(d) Albert Einstein.

4. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?
(a) Pliers and paperclip.
(b) Pliers and hairpin.
(c) Screwdriver and pliers.
(d) Screwdriver and paperclip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the physics students like to tease the mathematics students about in the graduate lounge?

2. By how much is Feynman's new theory that he discovers during the Rochester Conference off?

3. Feynman says the conference he attends in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers was worse than a _____________.

4. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

5. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?

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