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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?
(a) His Uncertainty Principle
(b) His friendship with Bohr
(c) His skiing
(d) His time at Tisvilde

2. When was the last time Heisenberg had seen the Bohrs?
(a) Two years earlier
(b) Ten years earlier
(c) Four years earlier
(d) Nobody remembers

3. With whom did Bohr work that Heisenberg did not?
(a) Einstein
(b) Oppenheimer
(c) Schrödinger
(d) Pauli

4. What does Heisenberg feel, approaching the door to the Bohr’s home?
(a) Annoyance
(b) Fear
(c) Pride
(d) Pleasure

5. Why does Bohr think that scientists are still working on fission?
(a) He does not think that they are working on it
(b) His early work was erroneous
(c) There is magic in it
(d) There is a lot left to be discovered

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in Germany?

2. In what area did Bohr make his first big discovery?

3. What segment of the population, important to Heisenberg and Bohr, has fled Germany because of the Nazis?

4. How old are the characters during the play?

5. How does Heisenberg characterize their current situation?

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