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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Bohrs invite Heisenberg to do during this visit?
(a) Come to dinner
(b) Discuss his most recent discoveries
(c) Stay for the weekend
(d) Live with them

2. How often has Bohr gone skiing since Heisenberg last saw him?
(a) Rarely
(b) Every winter
(c) Occasionally
(d) Not at all.

3. Other than Leipzig, where else might Heisenberg have gone?
(a) The University of Copenhagen
(b) Columbia University or the University of Chicago
(c) Oxford or Cambridge
(d) The Sorbonne or ENS in Paris

4. How does Heisenberg characterize Bohr?
(a) As a drunk
(b) As a father
(c) As a failure
(d) As a husband

5. According to Heisenberg, how do people usually react to Bohr?
(a) With mild admiration
(b) With annoyance
(c) With love
(d) With mistrust

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation does Bohr give for the number of Heisenberg’s coveted object in Germany?

3. What does fission release?

4. Who is the elder of the scientists?

5. In what month did the 1914 meeting actually take place?

(see the answer key)

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