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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 kind of music do Ralph Leighton and Feynman play together?

2. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?

3. What had John Lilly done work on before becoming involved with sense deprivation?

4. Feynman is involved in the problematic search for the right laws of _______________.

5. Where does Feynman spend his first year of teaching at Caltech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

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

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

7. Why does Feynman decide to stay with Caltech during the bidding war between Caltech and Cornell?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What do you think was Feynman's purpose for writing this book and how would you characterize his ego?

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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