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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. It took a certain amount of ___________ for Feynman to turn down requests to advise the government in the early sixties.

2. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?

3. By how much is Feynman's new theory that he discovers during the Rochester Conference off?

4. What almost causes Feynman to go back to Cornell after being at Caltech?

5. Where is Feynman when he discovers he can distinguish good art from bad art?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Feynman realize when he befriends some Las Vegas showgirls?

2. Why does Feynman take art lessons from Jiyrayr Zorthian?

3. What convinces Feynman that Japanese culture is more civilized than American culture?

4. How does Feynman immerse himself in Japanese culture while attending a conference in Japan?

5. Why does Feynman decide to learn about Mayan mathematics?

6. How does Feynman end up providing a drum soundtrack for ballet competitions?

7. What does Feynman later learn about offer from University of Chicago?

8. What is Feynman's connection to a Pasadena topless bar?

9. What problem does Feynman run into when he flies to North Carolina for a conference?

10. Why does Feynman give lectures under a false name after winning the Nobel Prize?

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

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

Describe in detail what aspect of Feynman's life was most surprising and why.

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