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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. By the end of the book, Feynman has concluded that it is not a ____________ world.

2. How does Feynman choose the number 13 for the number of signatures he is willing to sign for the city college paperwork?

3. What is Feynman doing in the picture in the preface of the Feynman Lectures?

4. What is Feynman always very careless about when he goes on a trip?

5. Besides chatting with gamblers, who else does Feynman like to meet in Las Vegas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who introduces Feynman to the sense deprivation tank?

2. What does Feynman discover about particle decay theory?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Feynman take art lessons from Jiyrayr Zorthian?

8. What does Feynman later learn about offer from University of Chicago?

9. Although "The Seven Percent Solution" discusses physics in a technical way, what is the main point of the chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feynman is a self-reported "one-sided" scientist. Discuss how he achieves success in so many artistic mediums.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what is meant by the last line in the book: "So I have just one wish for you--the good luck to be somewhere where you are free to maintain the kind of integrity I have described, and where you do not feel forced by a need to maintain your position in the organization, or financial support, or so on, to lose your integrity. May you have that freedom." What kind of integrity is Feynman referring to? How did he show this integrity throughout his life?

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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