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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. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?

2. Who designs the hotel where Feynman stays in Japan?

3. What does Feynman discover was the boards biggest concern with the textbooks?

4. Feynman would argue with his friend Jirayr Zorthian that artists don't have any subject because they lost their ___________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does a group of rabbinical students consult Feynman on scientific matters?

3. Why does Feynman's refusal to sign a fourteenth signature create confusion for the college's accounting department?

4. How does Feynman discover is the way that Nick the Greek makes his money?

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

6. How does Feynman help the cab driver figure out which university to take him to for the conference in North Carolina?

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

8. What is Feynman's experience like when he serves on a committee to choose math textbooks for California?

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

10. How does Feynman advise students that they can avoid the cargo cult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Feynman's experience of giving his first technical lecture to the "monster minds." What two things did he take away from this experience?

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