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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. Which one of the following does Feynman NOT use as an example of mysticism?
(a) ESP.
(b) Astrology.
(c) UFOs.
(d) Conspiracy theories.

2. What is the name of the document that gets Feynman interested in Mayan culture?
(a) Villacorta.
(b) Dresden Codex.
(c) Mayan Mathematics.
(d) Gautemalan Codex.

3. By the end of the book, Feynman has concluded that it is not a ____________ world.
(a) Boring.
(b) Logical.
(c) Just.
(d) Scientific.

4. Feynman has a long fascination with hallucinations and _____________.
(a) Sense deprivation.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Hypnosis.

5. What is the one thing missing from the cargo cult sciences, according to Feynman?
(a) Experiments.
(b) Integrity.
(c) Proof.
(d) Consistency.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Feynman solve his dilemma at the airport when he goes to the conference at the University of North Carolina?

2. What does Feynman discover was the boards biggest concern with the textbooks?

3. What does Feynman believe is not truly being taught in Brazil?

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

5. Feynman is involved in the problematic search for the right laws of _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

2. Why is the experience of winning the Nobel Prize stressful to Feynman?

3. Who introduces Feynman to the sense deprivation tank?

4. What is Feynman's connection to a Pasadena topless bar?

5. How does Feynman advise students that they can avoid the cargo cult?

6. Why does Feynman decide to stay with Caltech during the bidding war between Caltech and Cornell?

7. Why does Professor Bacher want to play a trick on Feynman using Mrs. Smith who speaks Chinese?

8. Why does Feynman ultimately resign from textbook reviewing?

9. What does Feynman realize when he befriends some Las Vegas showgirls?

10. How does Feynman immerse himself in Japanese culture while attending a conference in Japan?

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