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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. During a one-year sabbatical, what does Feynman work on in a biology lab?

2. What is the name of the women at the nightclub in Albuquerque that Feynman befriended?

3. What tools does Feynman need to pick a Yale lock?

4. When Feynman starts at MIT, the fraternities have __________ to recruit pledges.

5. In what year does Feynman's wife Arlene die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Feynman discover about being a member of a fraternity while attending MIT?

9. What are Feynman's experience with the field of biology?

10. What are Feynman's experience with hypnotism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feynman is a self-reported "one-sided" scientist. Discuss how he achieves success in so many artistic mediums.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the "different box of tools" Feynman uses to solve math problems. What other parts of Feynman's life does he approach with a different box of tools?

Essay Topic 3

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman is a collection of colorful anecdotes from the life of this famous physicist. Explain in detail what overall theme emerges from this collection of life stories.

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