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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than Leipzig, where else might Heisenberg have gone?
(a) The University of Copenhagen
(b) Oxford or Cambridge
(c) Columbia University or the University of Chicago
(d) The Sorbonne or ENS in Paris

2. What did Bohr agree not to talk about before Heisenberg arrived?
(a) Politics
(b) Personal matters
(c) Science
(d) Margrethe

3. How old is Heisenberg during the trip to Copenhagen in Act 1?
(a) Almost fifty
(b) Almost forty
(c) In his early twenties
(d) Almost thirty

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

5. What happened after the SS brought Heisenberg in for questioning?
(a) They used him as a spy
(b) They put him in a concentration camp
(c) They beat him
(d) They let him go

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one need to fission the least common uranium isotope?

2. What does Margrethe say about Heisenberg and uncertainty?

3. What is Bohr’s conception of the work that the two scientists did together in the 1920s?

4. When did Heisenberg’s most important visit to Copenhagen take place?

5. To what does Bohr compare fission?

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