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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. When Richard took a taxi to the East Indian neighborhood, the taxi driver pointed out a man sitting on the front steps of a concrete block house and stated that the man's son was studying medicine where?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Maryland.

2. 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 speak any English.
(b) That they donot have enough room.
(c) That they don't have a Western style toilet.
(d) That they are too far from the conference.

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

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) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. In the beginning of I Just Shook His Hand, what university does Richard mention that had wanted him to come speak for years?
(a) Kyoto University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) University of Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?

2. While Richard watched the dedication ceremony of a shrine, who tapped him on the shoulder?

3. Every time the university mentioned in question #55 would ask Richard to come speak, what happened?

4. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?

5. What type of joints are sealed at the Morton Thiokol factory?

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