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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Heisenberg do in Japan?
(a) He participated in a tea ceremony
(b) He climbed a pagoda
(c) He jumped off a building
(d) He observed the spring flowers

2. What uranium isotope is most common?
(a) U-2
(b) U-17
(c) U-238
(d) U-235

3. Where was the ski resort that all three main characters visited?
(a) Leipzig
(b) Copenhagen
(c) Tisvilde
(d) Hamburg

4. What does Bohr claim about Heisenberg’s attitude towards the bomb?
(a) He went too slow
(b) He never assumed anything
(c) He never calculated anything
(d) He went too fast

5. What kind of impression does Heisenberg make on his first stop with Bohr?
(a) A negative one
(b) A neutral one
(c) A positive one
(d) He already knows everybody

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margrethe fear is the inspiration behind Heisenberg’s visit?

2. What is fired in fission?

3. What segment of the population, important to Heisenberg and Bohr, has fled Germany because of the Nazis?

4. What does Bohr initially think about Margrethe’s proposed activity?

5. What is Bohr’s opinion of Heisenberg’s resolution to his problem?

(see the answer key)

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