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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. What did the scientists who made the bomb discover about the chain reaction?

2. What language does Heisenberg want Bohr to speak?

3. In Heisenberg’s illustration of his theory, what or who is an electron?

4. What does Heisenberg claim about his attitude towards the bomb?

5. How does Heisenberg suggest they disprove the insult of his knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn’t the worst happen to the reactor in Haigerloch?

2. Where does Heisenberg spend the last months of the war, and why?

3. What tendency does Bohr claim that Margrethe has?

4. How did Bohr react during the events of Christian’s death?

5. In 1942, where is the German project in relationship to the American atomic project?

6. What did people think about Heisenberg’s reaction to Schrödinger’s mechanics?

7. What was the impetus for Heisenberg’s attaining the chair at Leipzig?

8. What did Heisenberg tell minor Nazi officials?

9. What does Heisenberg say about his understanding of the bomb?

10. What would have happened if Heisenberg’s reactor had gone critical?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At various points, Bohr is described as a father figure. In what ways does Heisenberg act as a son to Bohr, and Bohr a father to Heisenberg? Why is this significant for the book? Discuss their first and last meetings in this context.

Essay Topic 2

Bohr and Heisenberg fight throughout the play, but also resolve their differences at various points. What are the issues that lead them into a stalemate? What helps them make up after fighting? Do they ever really resolve any of their issues?

Essay Topic 3

Heisenberg both harms and hurts the Bohrs in numerous ways. What does he do to help them, and which of his actions place them at risk? What are the repercussions of both kinds of actions? On the other hand, how do the Bohrs influence Heisenberg’s life?

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