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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What critical mass was actually needed for the bomb?
(a) 26,000 tons
(b) One ton
(c) Fifty kilograms
(d) One gram

2. How old was Heisenberg when he first visited Copenhagen?
(a) 18
(b) 38
(c) 20
(d) 22

3. What happened to Heisenberg immediately after the war?
(a) He came back to see Bohr
(b) He was in charge of German science
(c) He died
(d) He got divorced

4. What kind of impression does Heisenberg make on his first stop with Bohr?
(a) A negative one
(b) He already knows everybody
(c) A neutral one
(d) A positive one

5. Who is the elder of the scientists?
(a) They are the same age
(b) It is unclear
(c) Heisenberg
(d) Bohr

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who made peace between Heisenberg and Bohr?

3. How does Margrethe insult Heisenberg when he first arrives?

4. What excuse does Bohr make for Heisenberg regarding this first stop?

5. What is accurate about Heisenberg’s illustration of his theory?

(see the answer key)

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