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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the shrine from the inn where Richard stayed in Iseokitsu?
(a) About one mile.
(b) About half a mile.
(c) About two miles.
(d) About five miles.

2. 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?
(a) His own taxicab.
(b) His own home.
(c) His own bicycle.
(d) His own radio.

3. Richard talked about himself and Murray keeping each other awake on the plane arguing, but then they woke up over where?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) Greenland.
(d) India.

4. In Part 1, Richard mentions kids playing in a field and one of them asking Richard to name a particular bird. What kind of bird did the child tell Richard the bird was?
(a) A red-crested woodpecker.
(b) A Spencer's warbler.
(c) A robin.
(d) A brown-throated thrush.

5. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?
(a) Four or five-years old.
(b) Ten or eleven-years old.
(c) Twelve or thirteen-years old.
(d) Eight or nine-years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard looked in the garden near his room at the small family inn in Iseokitsu, he noticed what color of tree frog?

2. While Richard was practicing the "art" of kissing with a girl at a party, there was excitement and people start saying that someone is coming. Who were they talking about?

3. When Richard bought a new pen at a kiosk, he was given two copies of the receipt. Why did the receipt say it was necessary to keep it?

4. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?

5. When Richard was little and in a high chair, what did his father bring home for him to play with that were of various colors?

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