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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 was a small boy, what did his father read to him?
(a) The Encyclopaedia Britannica.
(b) The Adventures of Huck Finn.
(c) The bible.
(d) The dictionary.

2. Richard decided to attend a new shrine dedication; what were the kids doing during the ceremony?
(a) Listening and taking notes.
(b) Saying silent prayers.
(c) Running up and down the steps.
(d) Singing a soft song.

3. What type of joints are made at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida?
(a) Factory joints.
(b) Field joints.
(c) Link joints.
(d) Energy joints.

4. The head of NASA had worked at the Hughes Aircraft Company where Richard had given lectures on which day of the week?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

5. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A circle.
(d) The letter C.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard was little and in a high chair, what did his father bring home for him to play with that were of various colors?

2. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?

3. Where is the Morton Thiokol factory located?

4. When Richard lost his pen; he asked for a pen at a kiosk and was told a pen cost how much?

5. How high were the ceilings in the Grand Hotel room that Richard was staying in?

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