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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. In what year does Feynman attend a conference at the University of North Carolina?

2. What is the topic of the conference Feynman attends in New York to give a younger perspective on some position papers?

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

4. What problem does Feynman have with giving lectures after he wins the Nobel Prize?

5. What is the name of the Chinese-speaking Caucasian at the Caltech house party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Feynman think is the reason Jews are overrepresented in the sciences?

2. Although "The Seven Percent Solution" discusses physics in a technical way, what is the main point of the chapter?

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

4. Who teaches Feynman to have "out of body" experience in the deprivation tank?

5. Why does Feynman ultimately resign from textbook reviewing?

6. Why is Feynman mistaken for a Native American performing a tribal ritual?

7. Why is Mrs. Smith flustered when Feynman speaks to her in "fake Chinese"?

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

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

10. Why is Feynman asked to give a lecture on Mayan math at UCLA?

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 your five favorite Feynman anecdotes and why they resonated with you.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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