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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in Germany?
(a) One
(b) More than thirty
(c) None
(d) Thousands

4. Why is Heisenberg not in touch with the English physicists?
(a) He has fallen out with them
(b) Their countries are at war
(c) They are ignoring him
(d) Communications methods aren’t sophisticated enough

5. What does Bohr initially think about Margrethe’s proposed activity?
(a) He will see what Heisenberg thinks
(b) He is receptive to it
(c) He doesn’t think they will do it
(d) He finds the suggestion upsetting

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bohr consider to have ended before Heisenberg even arrives?

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

3. How does Heisenberg characterize Bohr?

4. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?

5. What area is Bohr the acknowledged expert in?

(see the answer key)

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