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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first time Richard ever said anything to the most popular girl at school was where?
(a) At a dance.
(b) During lunch break.
(c) In a park.
(d) In class.

2. While Richard watched the dedication ceremony of a shrine, who tapped him on the shoulder?
(a) His wife.
(b) Their host.
(c) The head priest.
(d) A small boy.

3. Before Richard was born, his father told his mother that "if it's a boy, he's going to be a" what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Thinker.
(c) Scientist.
(d) Astronaut.

4. When Richard's father showed him a photo of the pope, what did he tell Richard is the difference between the pope and the people that are bowing before him?
(a) That the pope was older.
(b) That the pope is wiser.
(c) That the pope was closer to God.
(d) That the pope was wearing a hat.

5. In what year was Richard finally able to oblige the university that wanted him to speak?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard goes to the palace to meet the king and queen in "Part 1: Letters, Photos, and Drawings," what color of coats were the waiters wearing?

2. When Richard bought a new pen at a kiosk, he was given two copies of the receipt. Why did the receipt say it was necessary to keep it?

3. When Richard talks about getting older and taking up reading and drawing, he mentions that he has limited what?

4. How old was Henry Bethe when he talked to Richard before a lecture by Konrad Lorenz?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Richard was at a party with his beach crowd, what was one of the older guys teaching them in the kitchen?

2. At the end of Part 1: The Making of a Scientist, Richard mentions his mother. What does he say about her?

3. Why did Richard tell Gweneth and Michelle that he had to write with a paper on his lap when he wrote his letter from the Royal Olympic Hotel in Athens?

4. Why was Richard told that it was all right when one speaker at the conference went over his time limit?

5. Describe Richard's hotel room at the Grand Hotel in Warsaw, Poland.

6. When Richard speaks about writing an essay for the regents examination, he states that his literary friends were always "throwing the bull." What does this mean, and why does Richard decide to do it?

7. What did the policeman do while Richard followed the procession?

8. When Richard heard about miracles at the temple, he tried to explain the miracles with natural phenomena. What was one of the miracles he says he could never figure out?

9. What did Kyoto University tell Richard when he told them he had no paper to give at the conference?

10. What did Richard tell Gweneth he'd be doing for six months, and what did he do after he said this to her?

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