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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. Where does Feynman get his term "cargo cult"?
(a) Brazil.
(b) South Seas.
(c) Africa.
(d) China.

2. Feynman says the conference he attends in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers was worse than a _____________.
(a) Rorschach test.
(b) First date.
(c) Psychological evaluation.
(d) Dentist appointment.

3. What does the reporter from Time magazine tell Feynman about the Nobel?
(a) He should accept the prize.
(b) It's a practical joke.
(c) He should give him exclusive interview rights.
(d) How he should act with the King of Sweden.

4. What almost causes Feynman to go back to Cornell after being at Caltech?
(a) Traffic.
(b) A woman.
(c) Smog.
(d) Rent prices.

5. What is the name of the musician who gives Feynman lessons after they meet on the Sunset Strip?
(a) Hans Felder.
(b) Mario Pietali.
(c) Pierre Bon.
(d) Ukonu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?

2. Why is Feynman invited to Washington, DC by the Secretary of the Army?

3. What special ceremony did the students in Sweden have for the Nobel Prize winner?

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

5. What is the topic of the conference Feynman attends in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Feynman's refusal to sign a fourteenth signature create confusion for the college's accounting department?

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

3. Why is Feynman asked to give a lecture on Mayan math at UCLA?

4. What does Feynman later learn about offer from University of Chicago?

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

6. What convinces Feynman that Japanese culture is more civilized than American culture?

7. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

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

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

10. What does Feynman mean by "cargo cults"?

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