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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area did Bohr make his first big discovery?
(a) Atomic physics
(b) Fission
(c) Quantum theory
(d) General mechanics

2. What does Heisenberg teach that is considered an act of resistance?
(a) Atomic physics
(b) Relativity
(c) Theoretical physics
(d) Electro-magnetism

3. Where did Bohr have his most important insight, according to Heisenberg?
(a) Oxford
(b) Columbia
(c) Princeton
(d) Chicago

4. Which scientist insulted Heisenberg’s knowledge?
(a) Bohr
(b) Uhlenbeck
(c) Goudsmit
(d) Pauli

5. What was the insult that a scientist gave of Heisenberg’s knowledge?
(a) That Heisenberg didn’t understand the math of the bomb
(b) That Heisenberg was a Fascist
(c) That Heisenberg didn’t understand the physics of the bomb
(d) That Heisenberg was stubborn

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?

2. What would the consequences be for Heisenberg if his government knew what he was doing in Copenhagen?

3. What does Bohr claim that Heisenberg never totally accepted?

4. What uranium isotope is least common?

5. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?

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