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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard made friends with the Queen's secretary and went to his home to meet his wife and family. How many daughters did the secretary have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. Richard mentions that a friend of his mother was trying to make a living during the Depression by doing what?
(a) Selling baked goods.
(b) Running a day care for working moms.
(c) Teaching dance.
(d) Tutoring kids.

3. In what color did Richard see the letter X in his mind?
(a) Emerald green.
(b) Burning orange.
(c) Midnight black.
(d) Dark brown.

4. When Richard stood to accept his award from the American Association of Physics Teachers, he told the crowd that instead of talking about teaching he is going to talk about what?
(a) Why woman should rule the world.
(b) The meaning of life.
(c) The structure of the proton.
(d) The existance of other galaxies.

5. On his way back from Brazil, where did Richard stop at?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Tobago.

6. What was the name of the hotel in Brussels where Richard was writing his letter from on October 11th, 1961?
(a) Hotel Brussels.
(b) The Grand Hotel.
(c) Hotel Amigo.
(d) The Europe Hotel.

7. Besides the name that Richard and Gweneth gave to their dog, what other pet name did Richard call him in his letter?
(a) Can-can.
(b) Poochie Moo-moo.
(c) Poopsie.
(d) Snork.

8. What was the name of the girl that Richard has his first date with?
(a) Arlene.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Angela.

9. When Richard's father was teaching him about birds and why they peck at their feathers, what did his father tell him the lice eat flakes of?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Protein.
(d) Mites.

10. Richard's father told him that when an atom makes a transition from one state to another, it emits a particle of light called what?
(a) A neutron.
(b) A photon.
(c) A proton.
(d) A nucleus.

11. When Richard visited a shrine with an enclave behind it, what ddid the Shinto priest do for him while they were having tea?
(a) He did some calligraphy.
(b) He read from religious texts.
(c) He sung traditional songs.
(d) He played the drum.

12. What was the name of Richard's sister?
(a) Joan.
(b) Julie.
(c) Jane.
(d) Jillian.

13. Besides telling the speakers when to stop, what other duty did Richard's co-chairmen perform?
(a) Making sure Richard was always comfortable.
(b) Telling the next speaker when to start.
(c) Writing notes.
(d) Introducing the speakers.

14. How many co-chairmen assisted Richard during the conference in Kyoto?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

15. In the letter from Henry Bethe to Gweneth, Henry mentions a time when Richard was talking to him that he felt itchy and impatient waiting for a lecture. Richard mentioned to Henry that there are twice as many what?
(a) Animals as humans.
(b) Numbers as numbers.
(c) Adults as babies.
(d) Ants as bees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the space shuttle accident occur?

2. When Richard joined the same group as Arlene, he found out that she had a boyfriend named what?

3. Richard talked about himself and Murray keeping each other awake on the plane arguing, but then they woke up over where?

4. When Richard was older, his father picked a leaf off a tree that had a little brown line in the shape of what?

5. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Harold Gast and David Leff were what "types" of people?

(see the answer keys)

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