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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. What Brazilian city is Feynman stuck in for a few days before he can get to Rio?

2. What does young Feynman put on his hands to do his fire trick?

3. What method does Feynman use to "trick" people at Princeton into thinking he could do fast math?

4. How many desserts does the pantry lady leave for Feynman each night when he works at his aunt's hotel?

5. Ever since high school, Feynman worries about being ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Feynman's "fake Italian"?

2. What kind of work does Feynman do for the army?

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

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

5. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?

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

7. Where does Feynman learn the mind-reading trick he tries on his fellow students at Princeton?

8. What are Feynman's experience with hypnotism?

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

10. Why does Feynman fix radios for people as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bob Wilson, Feynman's colleague from Princeton who convinced him to join the Manhattan project, is beginning to understand the level of human suffering that will come from the thing they have created. Why is he overtaken with guilt and fear? How and when does Feynman express some of the same feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Feynman's thoughts on the "the reality of experiences" through his interest in dreams, hallucinations, and hypnosis.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Feynman approach life like he approaches physics? In what ways is his approach to life different than his approach to science?

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