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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 Feynman going to give a lecture on in Kyoto?

2. Where does Feynman go to try the hot baths?

3. What business was Feynman's father in?

4. What is Feynman eager to try in Japan?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Professor Bacher want to play a trick on Feynman using Mrs. Smith who speaks Chinese?

5. Why is the experience of winning the Nobel Prize stressful to Feynman?

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

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

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

9. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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