View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Heisenberg immediately after the war?
(a) He died
(b) He came back to see Bohr
(c) He was in charge of German science
(d) He got divorced

2. To whom do the scientists compare Einstein?
(a) Jesus Christ
(b) God
(c) A priest
(d) The Pope

3. What is Bohr’s conception of the work that the two scientists did together in the 1920s?
(a) They proved the existence of God
(b) They solved the mystery of the atom
(c) They made science accessible to all
(d) They put man at the center of the universe

4. Why does Bohr think Heisenberg’s visit might be apolitical?
(a) Bohr is a Dane and Heisenberg is a German
(b) Scientists don’t care about politics
(c) Their work is only in theoretical physics
(d) They have different political views

5. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?
(a) Einstein’s work
(b) Heisenberg’s marriage to Elisabeth
(c) His marriage with Margrethe
(d) A business partnership

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in the United States?

2. Who is Elisabeth?

3. What uranium isotope is most common?

4. What was Heisenberg’s main scientific achievement?

5. What does Heisenberg claim that Bohr is illustrating as he discusses the aforementioned problem?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 238 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample