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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard's father was teaching him about birds and why they peck at their feathers, what did his father tell him the lice eat flakes of?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Mites.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Protein.

2. Richard's father told him that when an atom makes a transition from one state to another, it emits a particle of light called what?
(a) A proton.
(b) A nucleus.
(c) A neutron.
(d) A photon.

3. How long were the puffs of smoke that were pictured coming out of the shuttle while it was still on the launch pad?
(a) Five feet long.
(b) Four feet long.
(c) One foot long.
(d) Six feet long.

4. Richard attended some meetings in Poland inside the palace. What was painted on the ceiling of the palace?
(a) A blue sky and clouds.
(b) Historic Polish leaders.
(c) Horses.
(d) Birds and other flying creatures.

5. When General Kutyna and Richard left the room where they were discussing the shuttle, how many generals were waiting to use the room?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard say was the word that described the "printed pictures which had just come out in newspapers"?

2. While Richard and his father were examining the leaf that was picked off a tree he stated that the line is the beginning of a fly with what color of wings?

3. In the beginning of I Just Shook His Hand, what university does Richard mention that had wanted him to come speak for years?

4. What job did the head of the investigation commission have that made Richard feel sorry for him?

5. Richard was so sensitive about being a sissy that it even bothered him to buy what snacks from the market?

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