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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the children has gone to study medicine?
(a) Bronya.
(b) Manya.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Hela.

2. What does Marie decide to get her masters degree in?
(a) Physics and anatomy.
(b) Math and anatomy.
(c) Physics only.
(d) Physics and math.

3. Which of the following is the best definition for the term kuligs?
(a) Carnivals lasting several days.
(b) Special dishes cooked for birthdays.
(c) Country wildflowers.
(d) Books read in isolation.

4. Where does Marie feel truly in her element?
(a) Physics laboratory.
(b) Working with the peasants.
(c) Her attic apartment.
(d) With her sister and brother-in-law.

5. What does Marie call the second of the new elements she and Pierre discovered?
(a) Polonium.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Thorium.
(d) Radium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Casimir's parents oppose the idea of marriage to Manya?

2. What medical condition does Marie suffer from due to her diet?

3. How many scientific communications do the Curies publish between 1899 and 1904?

4. What does Marie's discovery cause to be re-examined?

5. What is the children's single focus at this time?

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