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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what does Bohr compare fission?
(a) An hourglass
(b) Cooking
(c) Magic
(d) Alchemy
2. With whom did Bohr work that Heisenberg did not?
(a) Pauli
(b) Oppenheimer
(c) Einstein
(d) Schrödinger
3. What is the reason for the frequency of Bohr’s skiing and sailing trips?
(a) The areas are occupied by the Germans
(b) He is looking for distraction
(c) He needs the relaxation
(d) He has been busy with his science
4. What did Schrödinger’s animal have with it?
(a) A shotgun
(b) Cyanide
(c) Nothing
(d) A treat
5. What did Bohr agree not to talk about before Heisenberg arrived?
(a) Margrethe
(b) Personal matters
(c) Science
(d) Politics
6. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?
(a) His marriage
(b) The outbreak of war
(c) The death of their child
(d) An argument
7. What does Heisenberg teach that is considered an act of resistance?
(a) Relativity
(b) Atomic physics
(c) Electro-magnetism
(d) Theoretical physics
8. What did the Bohrs invite Heisenberg to do during this visit?
(a) Stay for the weekend
(b) Live with them
(c) Discuss his most recent discoveries
(d) Come to dinner
9. In what month does Heisenberg think their 1941 meeting took place?
(a) December
(b) October
(c) November
(d) September
10. Where did Bohr have his most important insight, according to Heisenberg?
(a) Princeton
(b) Oxford
(c) Chicago
(d) Columbia
11. When did Heisenberg try and fail to see the Bohrs for the second time?
(a) 1939
(b) 1937
(c) 1940
(d) 1938
12. How often has Bohr gone skiing since Heisenberg last saw him?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Every winter
(c) Rarely
(d) Occasionally
13. What explanation does Bohr give for the number of Heisenberg’s coveted object in Germany?
(a) German publications are printing less work
(b) The Jewish scientists have fled the country
(c) The birthrate goes down during wartime
(d) German funding has been cut
14. What did Bohr do in the game of cards that Heisenberg recalls?
(a) He won with a straight
(b) He folded
(c) He intentionally bluffed
(d) He won with a fake straight
15. What activity does Margrethe suggest for the two men?
(a) Sailing
(b) Table-tennis
(c) Skiing
(d) Walking
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened after the SS brought Heisenberg in for questioning?
2. How do Bohr and Heisenberg greet each other?
3. How does Heisenberg characterize Bohr?
4. What is the second thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?
5. Where did Heisenberg and Bohr first meet?
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