Chapter 11 – Pages 51-51-55 – The Happiest Place on Earth
1. What adventure did Pausch’s family take when he was 8 years old?
2. When Pausch got his Ph.D., where did he send his letter of application?
3. What response did he get?
4. What did he learn about brick walls?
5. In 1995, when Pausch built a system called “Virtual Reality on Five Dollars a Day,”
what did he learn?
6. Whom did he speak with?
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7. How did he prepare for his meeting?
8. What offer was made to Pausch when he explained that he had a sabbatical coming
up?
9. From the questions that was asked, what did Pausch realize about the academic and
entertainment culture?
10. What were the terms of his offer from Imagineering?
11. What advice did he get from two deans?
12. What is the difference in the two responses?
13. What proves how “geeky” Pausch really was?