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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Preliminaries; Committing Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard states that he joined a specific group because Arlene had joined that group. What kind of group was it?
(a) An art group.
(b) A math group.
(c) A ballet group.
(d) A speech group.

2. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?
(a) Greek.
(b) Belgian.
(c) English tudor.
(d) Tuscan.

3. The first time Richard ever said anything to the most popular girl at school was where?
(a) At a dance.
(b) In class.
(c) In a park.
(d) During lunch break.

4. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?
(a) They float into space.
(b) Into the sea.
(c) On barren land.
(d) Into the atmosphere and then they disintegrate.

5. On his way back from Brazil, where did Richard stop at?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Tobago.
(c) Trinidad.
(d) Jamaica.

Short Answer 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?

2. Richard tells a story of his little boy saying that he could no longer say a particular word because his "word bag" had run out of that word. What word was it?

3. When Richard stood to accept his award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, he told the crowd that instead of talking about teaching he is going to talk about what?

4. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?

5. What time ddid Richard say they ate dinner in Greece?

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