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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Certainly, Mr. Big.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?
(a) Integrals.
(b) Exponents.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Calculus.

2. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Physicists.

3. Where is Feynman trying to get every summer when he usually gets stuck in Las Vegas?
(a) Pacific Ocean.
(b) Tahoe.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Hollywood.

4. What does Ms. Eisenhart think Feynman is joking about at the Princeton tea?
(a) Asking for coffee instead of tea.
(b) Requesting a soda instead of tea.
(c) Having two lumps of sugar in his tea.
(d) Having cream and lemon in his tea.

5. What word do the physics students like to tease the mathematics students about in the graduate lounge?
(a) Obvious.
(b) Theorem.
(c) Trivial.
(d) Construct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the booth number for the psychiatrist during Feynman's army physical after the war?

2. Where do the Las Vegas prostitutes learn the names of famous physicists?

3. Which scientist was "topnotch" at calculating at Los Alamos?

4. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?

5. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?

(see the answer key)

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