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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What inspired the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?
(a) His interest in theoretical physics
(b) His loyalty to their cause
(c) His mistaken calculations
(d) His interest in atomic physics

3. What was the insult that a scientist gave of Heisenberg’s knowledge?
(a) That Heisenberg was a Fascist
(b) That Heisenberg didn’t understand the math of the bomb
(c) That Heisenberg didn’t understand the physics of the bomb
(d) That Heisenberg was stubborn

4. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?
(a) His nationality
(b) His appearance
(c) His morals
(d) His manners

5. What is the second thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?
(a) His work with the Embassy
(b) His visit to Copenhagen
(c) His death
(d) His marriage

Short Answer Questions

1. What does fission produce BEFORE the final product?

2. What uranium isotope is most common?

3. In what month does Heisenberg think their 1941 meeting took place?

4. What is the main barrier between Heisenberg and Bohr at the beginning of the former’s visit?

5. What language does Bohr claim he is speaking?

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