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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inspired the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?
(a) His mistaken calculations
(b) His loyalty to their cause
(c) His interest in theoretical physics
(d) His interest in atomic physics

2. Who was with Bohr when he worked out complementarity?
(a) Heisenberg
(b) Margrethe
(c) A team of researchers
(d) Nobody

3. What example does Heisenberg use to illustrate his theory?
(a) Copenhagen
(b) Skiing
(c) Bohr
(d) Sailing

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

5. What is Bohr’s opinion of Heisenberg’s resolution to his problem?
(a) He thinks it is insufficient
(b) He did not notice it
(c) He is confused by it
(d) He thinks it goes overboard

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heisenberg feel, approaching the door to the Bohr’s home?

2. What did Schrödinger’s animal have with it?

3. What does the uncertainty principle pertain to?

4. Where do Heisenberg and Bohr go first on their latest visit?

5. What does fission produce BEFORE the final product?

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