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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. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?
(a) Long hours.
(b) The boss.
(c) Tipping.
(d) Smoking.
2. Where is Feynman asked to give a series of lectures in Buffalo?
(a) A physics laboratory.
(b) Robinson Airlines.
(c) An aeronautics laboratory.
(d) Mohawk Airlines.
3. In what year was Richard P. Feynman born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1918.
4. According to Feynman, all __________ stopped during the war.
(a) Productivity.
(b) Science.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Engineering.
5. Which language class does Feynman almost take because there was a pretty blond walking into it?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Russian.
(d) Portuguese.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Feynman let the TWA hostess order in the nightclub in Albuquerque when he was pretending to be drunk?
2. Feynman compares the sounds of listening to the radio as a boy to what?
3. Why is Feynman deferred from the army again after the war?
4. Where are the top secret papers first kept at Los Alamos?
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the places Feynman tries to sleep his first night in Ithaca, NY?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who teaches Feynman to use logic to solve math problems?
2. What is the purpose of the "Vitals" chapter?
3. How does Feynman's name being on nuclear patents come back to haunt him in years later?
4. What was Feynman's role in the Manhattan Project?
5. Why does Feynman get paid one dollar for ideas on nuclear energy?
6. What does Feynman discover about being a member of a fraternity while attending MIT?
7. What is the result of the improvements to his job that young Feynman tries while working at his aunt's hotel?
8. Where does Feynman spend his first night in Ithaca as he begins his career as a professor?
9. How does Feynman get a reputation as a "big spender" at a nightclub in New Mexico?
10. What does young Feynman notice about paramecia when he looks at them under a microscope?
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