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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: But is it Art?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Machine guns.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Radar.

2. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?
(a) Dragon stingers.
(b) Darning needles.
(c) Darn beasts.
(d) Daring drats.

3. Feynman's friend Jirayr Zorthian would argue that scientist destroyed the beauty of nature when they turned it into _________________.
(a) Weapons.
(b) Mathematical equations.
(c) Dry lectures.
(d) Theorems.

4. Feynman would argue with his friend Jirayr Zorthian that artists don't have any subject because they lost their ___________.
(a) Ethics.
(b) Sanity.
(c) Religion.
(d) Perspective.

5. Where is Feynman going to be giving lectures in Brazil?
(a) Center for Learning Languages.
(b) Center for Physics Research.
(c) Center for Foreign Research.
(d) Center for Physical Research.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?

2. What does Feynman try to teach his friend Jirayr Zorthian?

3. Which language class does Feynman almost take because there was a pretty blond walking into it?

4. Where does Feynman take art classes?

5. What is the topic of the lecture Feynman is invited to give at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?

(see the answer key)

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