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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Altered States.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Feynman want to stay while in Japan?
(a) A private home.
(b) A Japanese-style hotel.
(c) A luxurious resort.
(d) A European-style hotel.

2. What problem does Feynman have with giving lectures after he wins the Nobel Prize?
(a) Physics students expecting favors.
(b) Too many people attending.
(c) Too few people attending.
(d) People wanting to know his secrets.

3. Who first gets Feynman interested in South America?
(a) A hitchhicker.
(b) His wife.
(c) A mechanic.
(d) A waitress.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the places Feynman tries to sleep his first night in Ithaca, NY?
(a) Pile of leaves.
(b) Couch in a hallway.
(c) Airport.
(d) Hotel.

5. Who recommends that Feynman should give a lecture on Mayan mathematics?
(a) Bob Wilson.
(b) Nina Beyers.
(c) Otto Neugebauer.
(d) Hans Bethe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Feynman would argue with his friend Jirayr Zorthian that artists don't have any subject because they lost their ___________.

2. What does Feynman decide to do about the money from the lecture at the city college?

3. What does Nick the Greek use to win his bets?

4. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?

5. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?

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