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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Tvi".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovers radio waves in 1893?
(a) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
(b) James Maxwell.
(c) Ernest Rutherford.
(d) Max von Laue.

2. What does J.J. Thompson discover?
(a) The proton.
(b) The electron.
(c) The atom.
(d) The neutron.

3. What theoretical physicist moves to Manchester when he is twenty seven year old for experience working with radioactivity?
(a) Edward Teller.
(b) Eugene Wigner.
(c) Niels Bohr.
(d) Hans Gieger.

4. Who envisions atoms as small billiard balls?
(a) Max von Laue.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Ernest Lawrence.
(d) Isaac Newton.

5. Who writes "The Shape of Things to Come"?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Richard Rhodes.
(d) H.G.Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1873, what physicist says that atoms do not exist?

2. What is the name of Bohr's wife?

3. Who teaches Bohr about radiochemistry?

4. What does "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" advocate?

5. When does Rutherford discover a radioactive gas emanating from thorium?

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