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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Gumshoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1: Hotel City, Richard mentions going on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. What kind of handles did the big auditorium doors have?
(a) Gold.
(b) Brass.
(c) Rod-iron.
(d) Silver.

2. When Richard was studying counting and the different things he can do while counting, he discovered that no one can do what while counting?
(a) Read out loud.
(b) Dream.
(c) Sing a rock song.
(d) Type an essay.

3. How many pins hold together the sections of the rocket?
(a) 180.
(b) 200.
(c) 215.
(d) 150.

4. How many solid-fuel rockets help boost the shuttle for a few minutes before they separate from the shuttle?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Russia.
(c) The U.S.A.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard tells a story about an old friend in Los Alamos calling him to tell him some sad news. The sad news was that who had died?

2. How many people lost their lives on the space shuttle?

3. The taxi driver mentioned in Part 1: Getting Ahead said he wanted to build for the future by betting on horses. What did the taxi driver say he would buy if he won money on the horses?

4. What is located behind the area where the crew sits on a space shuttle?

5. When Richard was attending graduate school, a guy walked in on him holding a pot in one hand and stirring with the other. What was in the pot that Richard was stirring?

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