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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: A Different Box of Tools | Part 2: Mindreaders.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?
(a) The boss.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Tipping.
(d) Long hours.

2. How many students immediately volunteer to take part in the hypnotism demonstration at Princeton?
(a) Four.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Only Feynman.
(d) Twenty.

3. What does Feynman do to entertain the girls at the Girl Scout father-daughter banquet?
(a) Recite a poem.
(b) Sing an Italian opera.
(c) Dance the can-can.
(d) Recite Mary Had a Little Lamb.

4. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?
(a) It is too easy.
(b) It is just like physics.
(c) There are lots of things no one knew.
(d) There is an answer for everything.

5. To what does Feynman credit his desire to fix radios when he was just a boy?
(a) His parent's encouragement.
(b) His puzzle drive.
(c) His excessive intelligence.
(d) His great mechanical skill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Feynman gets a B+ on a English paper about ___________ even though he wrote about another topic.

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

3. What is the name of the physicist Feynman works with one summer during graduate school?

4. Feynman has a great reputation for what with the math students at MIT and Princeton?

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

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