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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Feynman gets a B+ on a English paper about ___________ even though he wrote about another topic.
(a) Huxley.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) King Lear.
(d) Faust.

2. What does Feynman take for one of his humanities credits at MIT?
(a) Art History.
(b) Astrophysics.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Astrology.

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

4. What does Feynman use to do his first scent experiment with his wife in her hospital room?
(a) Towels.
(b) Coke bottles.
(c) Sheets.
(d) Books.

5. What object does Feynman's friend Paul at Princeton get him to walk around trying to figure out how to use it without pain for two weeks?
(a) Abacus.
(b) Measuring tape.
(c) Knife.
(d) Lighter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many patents does Feynman "sell" to the US government?

3. What is Feynman's salary at Cornell?

4. Where does Feynman spend a summer working for the army?

5. Ever since high school, Feynman worries about being ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy for picking up women does Feynman learn from his friend Gloria?

2. What makes Feynman nervous about attending Princeton and what poses challenges for him?

3. Where does Feynman learn the mind-reading trick he tries on his fellow students at Princeton?

4. What "party trick" does Feynman do with his ability to smell?

5. What is the result of the improvements to his job that young Feynman tries while working at his aunt's hotel?

6. What does Feynman mean when he says he is working with a "different box of tools" than the math students are?

7. How does Feynman get a reputation as a "big spender" at a nightclub in New Mexico?

8. Who teaches Feynman to use logic to solve math problems?

9. What does Feynman learn from his experience with the painter?

10. How does Feynman spend the money he makes giving weekend lectures in Buffalo?

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