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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. How many students immediately volunteer to take part in the hypnotism demonstration at Princeton?

2. Where is Feynman sent to do research before starting work at Los Alamos?

3. While at MIT, Feynman annoys waitresses by leaving his tip in ________________.

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

5. How does Feynman combat his nervousness while giving his first technical lecture to famous scientists?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who teaches Feynman to use logic to solve math problems?

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

7. What makes Feynman nervous about attending Princeton and what poses challenges for him?

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

9. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?

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

Discuss Feynman's fascination with languages and other cultures. What are some of the lessons he takes away from these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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