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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tutored Feynman's father as a child?

2. As a kid, what does Feynman observe under his microscope?

3. How much does Cornell University pay Feynman to do the lecture series in Buffalo?

4. Which insect is Feynman the most interested in studying over the course of his life?

5. What is the name of the girl from the nightclub in Albuquerque that eventually sleeps with Feynman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?

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

5. Why does Feynman get paid one dollar for ideas on nuclear energy?

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

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

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

9. What challenges does Feynman face in his undergraduate courses?

10. Where does Feynman spend his first night in Ithaca as he begins his career as a professor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Feynman underplays the role he had in developing some of the biggest ideas of the twentieth century? Or, is it possible that some of the biggest ideas of his time period were just casual occurrences, as he makes them out to be?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what is meant by the last line in the book: "So I have just one wish for you--the good luck to be somewhere where you are free to maintain the kind of integrity I have described, and where you do not feel forced by a need to maintain your position in the organization, or financial support, or so on, to lose your integrity. May you have that freedom." What kind of integrity is Feynman referring to? How did he show this integrity throughout his life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Feynman's experiences in the field of Biology. What motivates Feynman to explore subjects out of his field of expertise?

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