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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special ceremony did the students in Sweden have for the Nobel Prize winner?

2. Who does Feynman get into a discussion with about the ethics of education?

3. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?

4. What language does the Chinese speaking Caucasian at the Caltech house party think Feynman was using?

5. Where does Feynman take art classes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What stipulation does Feynman make before agreeing to lecture at a local city college?

3. Why is Feynman asked to give a lecture on Mayan math at UCLA?

4. How does Feynman end up providing a drum soundtrack for ballet competitions?

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

6. Why does Feynman's refusal to sign a fourteenth signature create confusion for the college's accounting department?

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

8. Why does a group of rabbinical students consult Feynman on scientific matters?

9. Why does Feynman ultimately resign from textbook reviewing?

10. How does Feynman discover is the way that Nick the Greek makes his money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feynman is a self-reported "one-sided" scientist. Discuss how he achieves success in so many artistic mediums.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many things in Feynman's private life that you wouldn't necessarily associate with a professor in physics and a Nobel laureate, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Feynman warns student to test all possible explanations for phenomena, to examine all data empirically without personal bias, and to extend the same courtesy and humility when discussing your research with laypeople as you do toward fellow scientists. Describe some of the ways Feynman demonstrated these traits throughout his life.

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