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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bohr’s religious heritage?
(a) He is Catholic
(b) He is fully Jewish
(c) He is agnostic
(d) He is half Jewish

2. Why is Margrethe afraid of Heisenberg’s visit?
(a) She is afraid he will reveal a secret
(b) She thinks they will look like collaborators
(c) She is afraid he will turn them in to the Nazi party
(d) She does not know what he will say to Bohr

3. What does Heisenberg think is the last variable in the quantum state of the atom?
(a) Its mass
(b) Its spin
(c) Its size
(d) Its location

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

5. How old was Heisenberg when he took his chair at Leipzig?
(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 26
(d) 21

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ernest when Heisenberg arrived?

2. What thought process does Bohr love that Heisenberg does not?

3. What is the name of the Bohr’s son who features most prominently in the play?

4. Where did the Borhs eventually go during the war?

5. What does Heisenberg claim that Bohr is illustrating as he discusses the aforementioned problem?

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