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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 host of the house party Feynman attends shorty after arriving at Caltech?
(a) Professor Baylor.
(b) Professor Baxter.
(c) Professor Bast.
(d) Professor Bacher.

2. How much does the science teacher offer Feynman to give a lecture?
(a) $50.
(b) $60.
(c) $600.
(d) $500.

3. Who does the dancer from the Flamingo tell Feynman she was?
(a) Assistant to John Big.
(b) Daughter of John Big.
(c) Sister of John Big.
(d) Wife of John Big.

4. Where does Feynman take art classes?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Pasadena Art Museum.
(c) Caltech.
(d) Art Institure of L.A.

5. What would Feynman's landlady in Ithaca come to his apartment to listen to?
(a) Stories about Los Alamos.
(b) Feynman playing drums.
(c) Feyman talking about art.
(d) Classical music.

6. What is Feynman trying to achieve in the sensory deprivation tank?
(a) Total relaxation.
(b) Prove it to be a scam.
(c) Nirvana.
(d) Out-of-body experience.

7. How does Feynman solve his dilemma at the airport when he goes to the conference at the University of North Carolina?
(a) He describes the conference goers.
(b) He buys what he needs at the airport gift shop.
(c) He goes to a bar to have a good time.
(d) He does card tricks for money.

8. What does the reporter from Time magazine tell Feynman about the Nobel?
(a) He should give him exclusive interview rights.
(b) It's a practical joke.
(c) He should accept the prize.
(d) How he should act with the King of Sweden.

9. Where is Feynman when Dr. Wheeler asks him to go to Japan?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Caltech.
(d) Cornell.

10. How many signatures does Feynman get to before he gives the lecture at the city college?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

11. What does the man who talks to Feynman by pool of his Las Vegas motel do for a living?
(a) Play poker.
(b) Bet on greyhounds.
(c) Play blackjack.
(d) Bet on horses.

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

13. Where does Feynman stay during the conference in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers?
(a) Holiday Inn.
(b) Hyatt Regency.
(c) Center for Law and Ethics.
(d) Jewish Theological Seminary.

14. What does Feynman believe is not truly being taught in Brazil?
(a) Math.
(b) Greek.
(c) Science.
(d) English.

15. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?
(a) Show girls.
(b) Waitresses.
(c) Dealers.
(d) Pit bosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scientist helps Feynman work out which way the difference goes in his new theory?

2. The textbooks Feynman evaluates try to combine math with _____________.

3. As a child, where does Feynman first learn about the Mayans?

4. By how much is Feynman's new theory that he discovers during the Rochester Conference off?

5. Where is Feynman trying to get every summer when he usually gets stuck in Las Vegas?

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