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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. Where doesFeynman give lectures every Wednesday?
(a) Putnam Investments.
(b) Padadena Public Library.
(c) Hughes Aircraft Company.
(d) UCLA.

2. Feynman told the woman from Denmark after the Nobel dinner that they could talk about physics because everybody ___________.
(a) Knew how to fake knowledge.
(b) Knew nothing about it.
(c) Knew a little about it.
(d) Knew more about than they thought.

3. What musicians in the ethnological records that are given to Feynman does he admire the most?
(a) Belgian pianists.
(b) Italian sopranos.
(c) Watusi drummers.
(d) French cellists.

4. What problem does Feynman have with giving lectures after he wins the Nobel Prize?
(a) Physics students expecting favors.
(b) Too few people attending.
(c) Too many people attending.
(d) People wanting to know his secrets.

5. Feynman does not like the Japanese language because it was too concerned with being _________.
(a) Accurate.
(b) Polite.
(c) Precise.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Feynman has a long fascination with hallucinations and _____________.

2. Who recommends that Feynman should give a lecture on Mayan mathematics?

3. On what topic does Feynman ask a question on behalf of Martin Block to the other top physicists?

4. What does Nick the Greek use to win his bets?

5. How long would Feynman spend in the sensory deprivation tank each session?

Short Essay Questions

1. What convinces Feynman that Japanese culture is more civilized than American culture?

2. How does Feynman help the cab driver figure out which university to take him to for the conference in North Carolina?

3. What does Feynman mean by "cargo cults"?

4. Who introduces Feynman to the sense deprivation tank?

5. Why does Feynman give lectures under a false name after winning the Nobel Prize?

6. How does Feynman immerse himself in Japanese culture while attending a conference in Japan?

7. Why does Feynman decide to learn about Mayan mathematics?

8. Why does Professor Bacher want to play a trick on Feynman using Mrs. Smith who speaks Chinese?

9. Why is Feynman mistaken for a Native American performing a tribal ritual?

10. What problem does Feynman run into when he flies to North Carolina for a conference?

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