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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. How does Feynman combat his nervousness while giving his first technical lecture to famous scientists?
2. What does the hypnotist at Princeton get Feynman to do?
3. What book does a teacher in high school give Feynman to study so he won't talk during class?
4. What is the name of the singer at the nightclub in Albuquerque who introduces Feynman to girls?
5. What does Feynman get the philosophy students at Princeton to argue about?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Feynman meet Albert Einstein?
2. What makes Feynman nervous about attending Princeton and what poses challenges for him?
3. What is the purpose of the "Vitals" chapter?
4. What "party trick" does Feynman do with his ability to smell?
5. How does Feynman's name being on nuclear patents come back to haunt him in years later?
6. What is the result of the improvements to his job that young Feynman tries while working at his aunt's hotel?
7. What does Feynman learn from his experience with the painter?
8. What are Feynman's experience with the field of biology?
9. What does Feynman mean when he says he is working with a "different box of tools" than the math students are?
10. What happens when Feynman encounters a Japanese man who wants him to use an abacus to solve math problems?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Feynman's experience of giving his first technical lecture to the "monster minds." What two things did he take away from this experience?
Essay Topic 2
Describe in detail what aspect of Feynman's life was most surprising and why.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss what Feynman calls his "puzzle drive"--the part of him that longs to find the solution to puzzles. Give three detailed examples of how he uses his "puzzle drive" to solve a problem or make a discovery.
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