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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Feynman give the "cargo cult" speech at a Caltech commencement?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1974.

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

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

4. What university offers Feynman a staggering salary?
(a) University of North Carolina.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Harvard University.

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

6. What university is Baba Ram Das from?
(a) Caltech.
(b) Princeton.
(c) UCLA.
(d) Harvard.

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

8. On what topic does Feynman ask a question on behalf of Martin Block to the other top physicists?
(a) Freedom of liquidity.
(b) Violation of parity.
(c) Quantum violation.
(d) Parity freedom.

9. Feynman's friend Jirayr Zorthian would argue that scientist destroyed the beauty of nature when they turned it into _________________.
(a) Theorems.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Dry lectures.
(d) Mathematical equations.

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

11. The textbooks Feynman evaluates try to combine math with _____________.
(a) Games.
(b) Literature.
(c) Science.
(d) Practical applications.

12. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?
(a) School system.
(b) Japanese food.
(c) Bus system.
(d) Japanese bath.

13. Feynman is involved in the problematic search for the right laws of _______________.
(a) Particle reflectors.
(b) Particle decay.
(c) Beta decay.
(d) Beta reflectors.

14. What kind of music do Ralph Leighton and Feynman play together?
(a) Opera.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Cello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't the stenographer at the conference in New York think Feynman could be a professor?

2. What is the name of the publisher that made a series of Feynman's physics lectures into books?

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

4. Where does Feynman go to try the hot baths?

5. What does Feynman try to teach his friend Jirayr Zorthian?

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