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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. What does Feynman's dog use to follow his scent around the house?
(a) Bare footprints.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Pajamas.

2. How much does the science teacher offer Feynman to give a lecture?
(a) $500.
(b) $50.
(c) $600.
(d) $60.

3. What is the first document Feynman has to sign for the city college?
(a) Loyalty to the government.
(b) The check.
(c) Release form from the city.
(d) Validating is professor status.

4. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?
(a) Professor Lowell.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Professor Gibbs.
(d) Hans Bethe.

5. What is the name of the Chinese-speaking Caucasian at the Caltech house party?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mr. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Feynman take art classes?

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

4. Who does Feynman get into a discussion with about the ethics of education?

5. Who helps Feynman at the airport in North Carolina when he attends a conference at the university there?

(see the answer key)

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