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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is fired in fission?
(a) An atom
(b) A neutron
(c) An electron
(d) A proton

2. How has Bohr been treated by the occupying Germans?
(a) They have coddled him
(b) They have become his friends
(c) They have ignored him
(d) They have abused him

3. Why is Margrethe afraid of Heisenberg’s visit?
(a) She does not know what he will say to Bohr
(b) She is afraid he will turn them in to the Nazi party
(c) She is afraid he will reveal a secret
(d) She thinks they will look like collaborators

4. Where did Heisenberg and Bohr first meet?
(a) At a party
(b) In a classroom
(c) Through mutual friends
(d) At a lecture festival

5. What does fission release?
(a) Energy
(b) Motion
(c) Heat
(d) Light

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Bohr’s son who features most prominently in the play?

3. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?

4. How was the Gestapo monitoring Heisenberg?

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

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