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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose work does Heisenberg and Bohr’s own work stem?
(a) Nobody; it is entirely new
(b) Kramers’
(c) Einstein’s
(d) Schrödinger’s

2. What did Heisenberg’s theory need in order to work?
(a) Work done by Kramers
(b) Help from Bohr
(c) A cadmium rod
(d) The Schrödinger wave function

3. What is the name of the Bohr’s son who features most prominently in the play?
(a) Christian
(b) Niels
(c) Wilhelm
(d) Sven

4. Where were Heisenberg’s rooms in 1924?
(a) In a modern apartment building
(b) In servants’ quarters at the Institute
(c) In comfortable quarters at the Institute
(d) In a palace

5. What does Heisenberg imply Weizsacker might have told Bohr?
(a) He would find protection at the German embassy
(b) He must hide his work from Margrethe
(c) He needs to flee Denmark
(d) Heisenberg wants to make amends

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was unique about the game of cards that Heisenberg recalls?

3. What is Margrethe’s theory about Heisenberg’s 1941 visit?

4. What does Heisenberg claim that Bohr is illustrating as he discusses the aforementioned problem?

5. What is Bohr’s conception of the work that the two scientists did together in the 1920s?

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