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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does Margrethe use for their unanswered questions?
(a) Table tennis
(b) Skiing
(c) Books
(d) Ghosts

2. What was strange about Heisenberg’s attempts to speak English?
(a) He spoke in German
(b) He was perfectly fluent
(c) Bohr thought he was trying to speak in Danish
(d) He didn’t know a word of it

3. What does Bohr claim about Heisenberg’s attitude towards the bomb?
(a) He never calculated anything
(b) He went too fast
(c) He went too slow
(d) He never assumed anything

4. What is notable about Heisenberg’s accepting the chair at Leipzig?
(a) He was as far as possible from Copenhagen
(b) He was the youngest full professor in Germany
(c) He did not know how to teach
(d) He did not have a degree himself

5. What is the name of the Bohr’s son who features most prominently in the play?
(a) Sven
(b) Christian
(c) Wilhelm
(d) Niels

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Heisenberg achieve in 1924?

2. Who made peace between Heisenberg and Bohr?

3. What season was it when Heisenberg first visited Copenhagen?

4. What is fired at in fission?

5. What aspect of Bohr and Heisenberg’s memories of their work does Margrethe contest?

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