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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. There are joints that hold sections of the shuttle together. How many different types of joints are there?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

3. A lady across the street from the inn in Iseokitsu gave Richard what?
(a) A silk ball.
(b) A kimono.
(c) A wind chime.
(d) A painting.

4. Who was the head of NASA who called Richard a few days after the accident?
(a) Gwen Williams.
(b) Walter Gold.
(c) William Graham.
(d) Gerald Waters.

5. When the rabbi asked Richard, "if it is so traumatic for you, why do you come to Sunday school?" What did Richard say?
(a) "Because I'm lost."
(b) "Because my parents make me."
(c) "Because I want to please God."
(d) "Because religion is still a part of me."

6. When the solid-fuel rockets separate from the shuttle, where do they fall?
(a) On barren land.
(b) Into the sea.
(c) They float into space.
(d) Into the atmosphere and then they disintegrate.

7. Every time the university mentioned in question #55 would ask Richard to come speak, what happened?
(a) Richard would get sick.
(b) They wouldn't have room on their itinerary.
(c) They would have to cancel because of scheduling conflicts.
(d) Richard would have a conference he was busy at.

8. How far was the shrine from the inn where Richard stayed in Iseokitsu?
(a) About half a mile.
(b) About two miles.
(c) About five miles.
(d) About one mile.

9. How high were the ceilings in the Grand Hotel room that Richard was staying in?
(a) 20 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 12 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

10. Richard talked about himself and Murray keeping each other awake on the plane arguing, but then they woke up over where?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Europe.
(c) India.
(d) Africa.

11. 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) Adults as babies.
(b) Ants as bees.
(c) Numbers as numbers.
(d) Animals as humans.

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

13. In Part 1, Richard mentions an artist friend who stated that scientists take beautiful flowers apart and then the flowers become what?
(a) Dull.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Deep.
(d) Broken.

14. What time ddid Richard say they ate dinner in Greece?
(a) Between 9:30 and 10 pm.
(b) Between 5 and 6 pm.
(c) Between 8 and 9 pm.
(d) Between 4:30 and 5 pm.

15. What kind of style did the queen's secretary build his house in?
(a) English tudor.
(b) Belgian.
(c) Tuscan.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard's mother teach him were the highest forms of understanding?

2. In the beginning of I Just Shook His Hand, what university does Richard mention that had wanted him to come speak for years?

3. Richard talks about "contemporaries" of his that he hung out with. He mentions that Robert Stapler was what type of person?

4. Richard states that when he saw equations in his mind, he saw the letters in color. In what color did he see the letter N?

5. Where did Richard hear the investigation of the shuttle accident would be?

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