View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main barrier between Heisenberg and Bohr at the beginning of the former’s visit?
(a) Margrethe
(b) A romantic relationship
(c) Their nationalities
(d) Jealousy

2. Who is Elisabeth?
(a) Heisenberg’s wife
(b) Bohr’s daughter
(c) Heisenberg’s daughter
(d) Heisenberg’s assistant

3. According to Margrethe, what happened every time Heisenberg tried to explain why he visited?
(a) His reasons became less clear
(b) They understood more
(c) Bohr got angrier
(d) People stopped listening

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Bohr have his most important insight, according to Heisenberg?

3. What did Bohr agree not to talk about before Heisenberg arrived?

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

5. Why does Bohr think Heisenberg’s visit might be apolitical?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 251 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample