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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bohr refuse Heisenberg’s invitation?
(a) He has recently been there
(b) He is furious with Heisenberg
(c) He is partially Jewish
(d) He has used all of his vacation time

2. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?
(a) A business partnership
(b) Einstein’s work
(c) Heisenberg’s marriage to Elisabeth
(d) His marriage with Margrethe

3. Where does Heisenberg invite Bohr?
(a) To Tisvilde
(b) To Germany
(c) To the USA
(d) To Elsinore

4. What fallacious claim did Bohr initially make about fission?
(a) It cannot be used to produce weapons
(b) Germany will never understand it
(c) Cadmium is unnecessary
(d) The Americans must master it

5. What does Bohr consider to have ended before Heisenberg even arrives?
(a) Their friendship
(b) His research
(c) His marriage
(d) The war

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?

3. What does one need to fission the least common uranium isotope?

4. What uranium isotope is least common?

5. Why is Heisenberg envious of Bohr?

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