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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "Exodus".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who confirms the existence of a neutron?
(a) Ernest Lawrence.
(b) Max von Laue.
(c) James Chadwick.
(d) Fyodor Vinbert.

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

3. Bohr sets out the order of elements on the periodic table based on what part of the atom?
(a) Photons.
(b) Neutrons.
(c) Electrons.
(d) Protons.

4. Who is Queen Victoria of England's oldest grandson?
(a) Prince Edward.
(b) George III.
(c) Kaiser Wilhelm II.
(d) King Edward VII.

5. What is Theordor von Karman's area of study?
(a) Experimental physics.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Theoretical physics.
(d) Aeronautical physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Yehudi Menuhim famous?

2. How does Hans Bethe learn of his dismissal from Tubingen University?

3. Who determines how to use x-ray spectroscopy to study atoms?

4. How long does Lawrence calculate the size of the tube he needs?

5. Where does John von Neumann go in 1930 when he leaves Germany?

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