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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Judging Books by Their Covers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which scientist helps Feynman work out which way the difference goes in his new theory?
(a) Gell-Mann.
(b) Wu.
(c) Boehem.
(d) Christy.

2. It took a certain amount of ___________ for Feynman to turn down requests to advise the government in the early sixties.
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Courage.

3. Who does Feynman get into a discussion with about the ethics of education?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) An international lawyer.
(c) A historian.
(d) A Jesuit priest.

4. What does Feynman discover was the boards biggest concern with the textbooks?
(a) Practicality.
(b) Accuracy.
(c) Cost.
(d) Usability.

5. What do the philosophy students keep repeating during a lunch lecture at Princeton?
(a) Essential object.
(b) Objectional essentials.
(c) Essence of being.
(d) Object essence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Feynman when Dr. Wheeler asks him to go to Japan?

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

3. Who does Feynman end up publishing a paper with about his new theory?

4. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?

5. What does the man who talks to Feynman by pool of his Las Vegas motel do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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