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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man in charge of the government patent office while Feynman is in Los Alamos?
(a) Captain Smith.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Hans Bethe.
(d) Captain Jones.

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

3. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.
(a) Old gum under the table.
(b) Upside down glasses full of water.
(c) The salt shaker.
(d) Full soup bowls.

4. What is the machine Feynman designs for the army intended to be used for?
(a) Tanks.
(b) Radar.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Machine guns.

5. What does the hypnotist at Princeton get Feynman to do?
(a) Recite poetry.
(b) Walk around the room.
(c) Cluck like a chicken.
(d) Light a match.

6. For what kind of project does an airline in California offer Feynman a position as director of its laboratory?
(a) Nucelar rockets.
(b) Wind-propelled airplanes.
(c) Rocket-propelled, nuclear missiles.
(d) Nuclear-propelled, rocket airplanes.

7. What equation does Feynman use to amaze the graduate mathematics students at Princeton?
(a) Sum of e.
(b) Sum of x.
(c) Series for pi.
(d) Series for e.

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

9. What tool does young Feynman bring with him to fix the radio at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Screwdriver.
(b) Pliers.
(c) Electric coil.
(d) Wrench.

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

11. What is a popular topic in the graduate lounge at Princeton?
(a) Girls.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Food.
(d) Topology.

12. What is the name of the town where Feynman was born?
(a) Far Rockaway.
(b) New York City.
(c) Rock Harbor.
(d) Queens.

13. What Brazilian city is Feynman stuck in for a few days before he can get to Rio?
(a) Recife.
(b) Porto Neches.
(c) Lattes.
(d) Trinidad.

14. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?
(a) Advanced Chemistry.
(b) Mathematics for the Practical Man.
(c) Advanced Calculus.
(d) The Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What method does Feynman use to "trick" people at Princeton into thinking he could do fast math?

4. What does Feynman take for one of his humanities credits at MIT?

5. What is the name of the dance hall Feynman likes to go to during his freshman year at MIT?

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