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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. While working at his aunt's hotel, Feynman learned that _________ was a very difficult thing in the real world.
(a) Innovation.
(b) Politics.
(c) Money.
(d) Ambition.

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

3. What does Feynman learn signaled a social mistake at Princeton?
(a) Uhm-uhm-uhm.
(b) Surely you're joking!
(c) Hmm-hmm-hmm.
(d) Heh-heh-heh-heh.

4. Which idea of Feynman's did the government patent official tell him had already been taken?
(a) Submarine.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Airplane.
(d) Electrical plant.

5. What does Feynman do to entertain the girls at the Girl Scout father-daughter banquet?
(a) Dance the can-can.
(b) Recite a poem.
(c) Recite Mary Had a Little Lamb.
(d) Sing an Italian opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Feynman like about working at his aunt's hotel?

2. To what does Feynman credit his desire to fix radios when he was just a boy?

3. What was the name of the bar Feynman frequents in Buffalo?

4. How does Feynman combat his nervousness while giving his first technical lecture to famous scientists?

5. What is the name of the scientist that Feynman worked for at General Electric after the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Feynman's experience with hypnotism?

4. What is Feynman's experience like on his trips to Brazil?

5. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?

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

7. What amusing thing does Feynman discover years after his work at the Metaplast Corporation?

8. What is the purpose of the "Vitals" chapter?

9. What happens when Feynman encounters a Japanese man who wants him to use an abacus to solve math problems?

10. What is Feynman's fascination with locks and safes?

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