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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 found out that the funeral for his unknown "friend" was going to be on what day?
(a) May 10th.
(b) May 1st.
(c) May 3rd.
(d) May 4th.

2. Richard stated that when he was a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, he and his friend, Bernie, both had what in their homes?
(a) Labs.
(b) Central heat.
(c) Televisions.
(d) Educated fathers.

3. After the ceremony at the shrine dedication, Richard was introduced to whom?
(a) The head priest.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The Shinto priest.
(d) Robert.

4. When Richard looked in the garden near his room at the small family inn in Iseokitsu, he noticed what color of tree frog?
(a) Green.
(b) Orange.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. Richard told the women who were protesting that they should be concerned about the cop in his story. Why?
(a) Because it is not known whether the cop was a man or a woman.
(b) Because she was a woman.
(c) Because he was harrassing a woman.
(d) Because cops are corrupt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Harold Gast and David Leff were what "types" of people?

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

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

4. Richard received a letter from a feminist group after a few of his lectures were published. What was Richard's short reply to this letter?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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