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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does fission produce BEFORE the final product?
(a) Plutonium
(b) Neptunium
(c) Uranium
(d) Mercury

2. How do Bohr and Heisenberg greet each other?
(a) Indifferently
(b) Awkwardly
(c) Pleasantly
(d) Angrily

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

4. How long did Bohr estimate it would take to produce one gram of U-235?
(a) They could do it instantly
(b) A century
(c) Ten years
(d) 26,000 years

5. What metaphor does Margrethe use for their unanswered questions?
(a) Skiing
(b) Books
(c) Table tennis
(d) Ghosts

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bohr make his first big discovery?

2. What did Schrödinger’s animal have with it?

3. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?

4. Why does Bohr refuse Heisenberg’s invitation?

5. Where was the ski resort that all three main characters visited?

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