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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What segment of the population, important to Heisenberg and Bohr, has fled Germany because of the Nazis?
(a) Conscientious objectors
(b) Jewish scientists
(c) Apolitical scientists
(d) Jewish writers

2. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?
(a) A famine is taking place
(b) They have a smaller population
(c) The science is left to inferior scientists
(d) German knowledge is less widespread

3. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?
(a) His nationality
(b) His morals
(c) His appearance
(d) His manners

4. What does Bohr initially think about Margrethe’s proposed activity?
(a) He is receptive to it
(b) He doesn’t think they will do it
(c) He will see what Heisenberg thinks
(d) He finds the suggestion upsetting

5. Who is Elisabeth?
(a) Heisenberg’s daughter
(b) Heisenberg’s assistant
(c) Bohr’s daughter
(d) Heisenberg’s wife

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?

2. How often has Bohr gone skiing since Heisenberg last saw him?

3. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?

4. Where did Bohr have his most important insight, according to Heisenberg?

5. When did Heisenberg first leave Copenhagen?

(see the answer key)

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