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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?
(a) A cat
(b) A mouse
(c) A rat
(d) A dog

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

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

4. Why is Heisenberg envious of Bohr?
(a) Bohr has his own institute
(b) Bohr has access to a cyclotron
(c) Bohr has an article about to be published
(d) Bohr has many children

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in Germany?

3. What metaphor does Margrethe use for their unanswered questions?

4. Where do Heisenberg and Bohr go first on their latest visit?

5. When did Heisenberg first leave Copenhagen?

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