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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. For what kind of project does an airline in California offer Feynman a position as director of its laboratory?

2. What does Feynman let the TWA hostess order in the nightclub in Albuquerque when he was pretending to be drunk?

3. Who is the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriends married to?

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

5. In what language does Feynman give his lecture in at the Brazilian Academy of Sciences?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Feynman's role in the Manhattan Project?

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

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

7. How does Feynman spend the money he makes giving weekend lectures in Buffalo?

8. How does Feynman get to perform with a samba during the Rio carnival?

9. What strategy for picking up women does Feynman learn from his friend Gloria?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Feynman's analogy of the cargo cult and what he was trying to illustrate to future scientists.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many things in Feynman's private life that you wouldn't necessarily associate with a professor in physics and a Nobel laureate, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Feynman's experience of giving his first technical lecture to the "monster minds." What two things did he take away from this experience?

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