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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanied Heisenberg on his 1947 trip to Copenhagen?
(a) His wife
(b) A British intelligence minder
(c) A Gestapo officer
(d) His son

2. How does Heisenberg refer to Weizsacker?
(a) Your enemy
(b) Our friend
(c) Your friend
(d) Our enemy

3. In what direction is Tisvilde?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) East

4. What was problematic about Heisenberg’s great discovery?
(a) The phenomenon he witnessed could be attributed to another factor
(b) He did not discuss it with Bohr
(c) He did not understand fission
(d) It was later disproved

5. What does Heisenberg claim about his attitude towards the bomb?
(a) He assumed it was impossible
(b) He assumed it was possible
(c) He went too fast
(d) He tried as hard as possible to make it work

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Heisenberg when he first visited Copenhagen?

2. In Heisenberg’s illustration of his theory, what or who is the nucleus?

3. What event took place the year Heisenberg first came to Copenhagen?

4. How does Heisenberg suggest they disprove the insult of his knowledge?

5. What did Bohr agree not to talk about before Heisenberg arrived?

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