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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 is the topic of the conference at the University of North Carolina that Feynman attends?

2. What board does a lawyer from Pasadena ask Feynman to join?

3. Why is Feynman invited to Washington, DC by the Secretary of the Army?

4. What planet does Feynman use in his example of how he spotted the fake Mayan document?

5. Which one of the following does Feynman NOT use as an example of mysticism?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What stipulation does Feynman make before agreeing to lecture at a local city college?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who introduces Feynman to the sense deprivation tank?

9. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

10. Why does Feynman ultimately resign from textbook reviewing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Feynman's analogy of the cargo cult and what he was trying to illustrate to future scientists.

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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