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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first place Feynman stays in Los Alamos?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A laboratory.
(c) An old school.
(d) A campground.

2. Where is Feynman going to be giving lectures in Brazil?
(a) Center for Foreign Research.
(b) Center for Physics Research.
(c) Center for Physical Research.
(d) Center for Learning Languages.

3. Where is Feynman sent to do research before starting work at Los Alamos?
(a) New York.
(b) Germany.
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago.

4. What does Feynman's dog use to follow his scent around the house?
(a) Sweater.
(b) Bare footprints.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) Shoes.

5. What is the name of the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriended?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Shirley.
(d) Arlene.

6. What is the name of the restaurant where Feynman strikes up a conversation with a painter?
(a) Papa's Place.
(b) Ma's Place.
(c) Ed's Diner.
(d) Lou's Diner.

7. What color paint do Feynman and the professional painter argue about?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

8. What was the name of the bar Feynman frequents in Buffalo?
(a) The Alibi Room.
(b) Black and White.
(c) Curly's.
(d) Buffalo Bill's.

9. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?
(a) Uhm-uhm-uhm.
(b) Hmm-hmm-hmm.
(c) Heh-heh-heh-heh.
(d) Surely you're joking!

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

11. According to Feynman, all __________ stopped during the war.
(a) Science.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Productivity.
(d) Happiness.

12. How much does Cornell University pay Feynman to do the lecture series in Buffalo?
(a) $35 each week.
(b) $45 total.
(c) $45 each week.
(d) $35 total.

13. What is the name of the scientist that Feynman worked for at General Electric after the war?
(a) Hans Bethe.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Frank Oppenheimer.

14. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?
(a) Bank safe.
(b) Underground.
(c) Boxes.
(d) Filing cabinets.

15. What does Feynman get the philosophy students at Princeton to argue about?
(a) Electrons.
(b) A car.
(c) A brick.
(d) Nothingness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scientist was "topnotch" at calculating at Los Alamos?

2. What does Feynman discover about the study of biology?

3. Who is the head of Feynman's department at Cornell?

4. How much does Feynman have to pay for what the TWA hostess orders in the nightclub in Albuquerque?

5. What does Feynman do to entertain the girls at the Girl Scout father-daughter banquet?

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