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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?
(a) The outbreak of war
(b) The death of their child
(c) An argument
(d) His marriage

3. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?
(a) His nationality
(b) His manners
(c) His morals
(d) His appearance

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

5. To what does Bohr compare fission?
(a) Cooking
(b) Alchemy
(c) Magic
(d) An hourglass

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Heisenberg in relationship to the Bohrs’ eldest son?

2. Why does Bohr think that scientists are still working on fission?

3. Why is Heisenberg envious of Bohr?

4. How was the Gestapo monitoring Heisenberg?

5. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?

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