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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: I Just Shook His Hand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Jell-O.
(c) Water.
(d) Ice cubes.

2. 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?
(a) Herman.
(b) William.
(c) Arlene.
(d) Shirley.

3. When Richard wanted to stay at a small inn in Iseokitsu but was discouraged by his host and by the innkeeper, Richard asked what the trouble was. What did the innkeeper tell the host the trouble is?
(a) That they don't have a Western style toilet.
(b) That they are too far from the conference.
(c) That they don't speak any English.
(d) That they donot have enough room.

4. What did Richard say Arlene played beautifully?
(a) The harp.
(b) The violin.
(c) The cello.
(d) The piano.

5. When Richard's father started to read from Richard's calculus book, what did he find?
(a) That it made perfect sense.
(b) That he knew the author of the book.
(c) That it's confusing.
(d) That they were wrong in a particular principle they are trying to teach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard invite his first date to do with him?

2. What was on the towel that hung close to the tub at the inn in Iseokitsu?

3. When Richard was a small boy, what did his father read to him?

4. After Richard graduated from college where did he decide to further his education?

5. While on a tour inside the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Richard spotted a physicist friend of his from where?

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