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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area did Bohr make his first big discovery?
(a) Atomic physics
(b) Fission
(c) General mechanics
(d) Quantum theory

2. Which scientist insulted Heisenberg’s knowledge?
(a) Pauli
(b) Bohr
(c) Goudsmit
(d) Uhlenbeck

3. What area is Bohr the acknowledged expert in?
(a) Waves
(b) Magnetism
(c) Reactions
(d) Fission

4. What did Bohr do in the game of cards that Heisenberg recalls?
(a) He folded
(b) He won with a fake straight
(c) He won with a straight
(d) He intentionally bluffed

5. What critical mass was actually needed for the bomb?
(a) One gram
(b) 26,000 tons
(c) Fifty kilograms
(d) One ton

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margrethe refer to Weizsacker?

2. How does Heisenberg propose that Bohr protect himself?

3. When did Heisenberg try and fail to see the Bohrs for the second time?

4. In retrospect, what do Heisenberg and Bohr doubt about their first meeting?

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

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