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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?
(a) A rat
(b) A mouse
(c) A dog
(d) A cat

2. Where is Heisenberg currently working?
(a) Copenhagen
(b) Berlin
(c) Munich
(d) Leipzig

3. What is the official reason for Heisenberg’s 1941 visit?
(a) He is shopping for a cyclotron
(b) A lecture about fission
(c) He has come to see Bohr
(d) An astrophysics lecture

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

5. What is fired at in fission?
(a) Uranium
(b) Cadmium
(c) Plutonium
(d) Carbon

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bohr do in the game of cards that Heisenberg recalls?

2. What is the reason for the frequency of Bohr’s skiing and sailing trips?

3. What does Bohr initially think about Margrethe’s proposed activity?

4. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?

5. What would the consequences be for Heisenberg if his government knew what he was doing in Copenhagen?

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