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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Bohr compare fission?
(a) Alchemy
(b) Magic
(c) Cooking
(d) An hourglass

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

4. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?
(a) A mouse
(b) A cat
(c) A rat
(d) A dog

5. Where is Heisenberg currently working?
(a) Berlin
(b) Munich
(c) Leipzig
(d) Copenhagen

6. Why does Bohr refuse Heisenberg’s invitation?
(a) He has used all of his vacation time
(b) He is partially Jewish
(c) He is furious with Heisenberg
(d) He has recently been there

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

8. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in the United States?
(a) One
(b) None
(c) More than thirty
(d) Thousands

9. What did the Bohrs invite Heisenberg to do during this visit?
(a) Stay for the weekend
(b) Discuss his most recent discoveries
(c) Live with them
(d) Come to dinner

10. What activity does Margrethe suggest for the two men?
(a) Table-tennis
(b) Sailing
(c) Walking
(d) Skiing

11. What is fired at in fission?
(a) Uranium
(b) Carbon
(c) Plutonium
(d) Cadmium

12. How does Heisenberg characterize their current situation?
(a) Impossibly difficult
(b) Challenging
(c) Irrational
(d) Mildly uncomfortable

13. What does fission release?
(a) Energy
(b) Light
(c) Heat
(d) Motion

14. Who is the elder of the scientists?
(a) It is unclear
(b) Heisenberg
(c) They are the same age
(d) Bohr

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inspired the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?

2. Why is Margrethe afraid of Heisenberg’s visit?

3. At the beginning of the play, who is visiting whom?

4. How does Margrethe claim that Bohr reacted to Heisenberg?

5. What was unique about the game of cards that Heisenberg recalls?

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