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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?
(a) Benzine.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Lighter fluid.

2. In what language does Feynman give his lecture in at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?
(a) Portuguese.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

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

4. Which idea of Feynman's did the government patent official tell him had already been taken?
(a) Submarine.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Electrical plant.
(d) Airplane.

5. As a kid, what does Feynman observe under his microscope?
(a) Amoebae.
(b) Ants.
(c) Bacteria.
(d) Paramecia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?

2. Feynman compares the sounds of listening to the radio as a boy to what?

3. When Feynman graduates from MIT there are no jobs for __________.

4. Despite his degree in physics, Feynman works as what for the army during one summer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Feynman get to perform with a samba during the Rio carnival?

2. What does Feynman learn from his experience with the painter?

3. What does young Feynman notice about paramecia when he looks at them under a microscope?

4. Why does Feynman fix radios for people as a child?

5. What challenges does Feynman face in his undergraduate courses?

6. What is Feynman's fascination with locks and safes?

7. Where does Feynman spend his first night in Ithaca as he begins his career as a professor?

8. What is Feynman's "fake Italian"?

9. What kind of work does Feynman do for the army?

10. What strategy for picking up women does Feynman learn from his friend Gloria?

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