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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heisenberg teach that is considered an act of resistance?
(a) Electro-magnetism
(b) Theoretical physics
(c) Atomic physics
(d) Relativity

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

3. What did Schrödinger’s animal have with it?
(a) Nothing
(b) A treat
(c) Cyanide
(d) A shotgun

4. What would the consequences be for Heisenberg if his government knew what he was doing in Copenhagen?
(a) There wouldn’t be any
(b) He would be forbidden to travel
(c) He would be put on trial
(d) He would be shot

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the elder of the scientists?

2. What is the second thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?

3. What fallacious claim did Bohr initially make about fission?

4. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?

5. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?

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