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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. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?
(a) Bees.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Ants.
(d) Cockroaches.

2. When Feynman starts at MIT, the fraternities have __________ to recruit pledges.
(a) Seminars.
(b) Smokers.
(c) Parties.
(d) Mixers.

3. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?
(a) Professor Gibbs.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Hans Bethe.
(d) Professor Lowell.

4. What does Feynman spend his dollar on that he received for selling his government patent?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Beer.
(d) Socks.

5. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?
(a) Screwdriver and paperclip.
(b) Pliers and paperclip.
(c) Pliers and hairpin.
(d) Screwdriver and pliers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the places Feynman tries to sleep his first night in Ithaca, NY?

2. What did people call dragonflies when Feynman was growing up?

3. What theory does Feynman never work out, despite doing research on it for years?

4. What is the name of the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriended?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Feynman strikes up a conversation with a painter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of the improvements to his job that young Feynman tries while working at his aunt's hotel?

2. Why is Feynman rejected by the army draft board?

3. What "party trick" does Feynman do with his ability to smell?

4. What amusing thing does Feynman discover years after his work at the Metaplast Corporation?

5. What is Feynman's experience like on his trips to Brazil?

6. Where does Feynman learn the mind-reading trick he tries on his fellow students at Princeton?

7. What happens when Feynman encounters a Japanese man who wants him to use an abacus to solve math problems?

8. What was Feynman's role in the Manhattan Project?

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

10. How does Feynman's name being on nuclear patents come back to haunt him in years later?

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