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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Heisenberg in relationship to the Bohrs’ eldest son?
(a) The same age
(b) Younger
(c) It is unclear
(d) Older

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

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

5. How do Bohr and Heisenberg greet each other?
(a) Awkwardly
(b) Indifferently
(c) Angrily
(d) Pleasantly

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

7. Why does Bohr think that scientists are still working on fission?
(a) His early work was erroneous
(b) There is magic in it
(c) He does not think that they are working on it
(d) There is a lot left to be discovered

8. What does Heisenberg teach that is considered an act of resistance?
(a) Relativity
(b) Atomic physics
(c) Electro-magnetism
(d) Theoretical physics

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

10. How does Heisenberg react to Margrethe during the visit depicted in Act 1?
(a) Indifferently
(b) With annoyance
(c) Angrily
(d) Happily

11. What is the reason for the frequency of Bohr’s skiing and sailing trips?
(a) He is looking for distraction
(b) The areas are occupied by the Germans
(c) He needs the relaxation
(d) He has been busy with his science

12. With whom did Bohr work that Heisenberg did not?
(a) Oppenheimer
(b) Einstein
(c) Pauli
(d) Schrödinger

13. How does Margrethe claim that Bohr reacted to Heisenberg?
(a) With ignorance
(b) Angrily
(c) With confusion
(d) Calmly

14. What does Heisenberg imply Weizsacker might have told Bohr?
(a) He must hide his work from Margrethe
(b) Heisenberg wants to make amends
(c) He would find protection at the German embassy
(d) He needs to flee Denmark

15. How was the Gestapo monitoring Heisenberg?
(a) With spies
(b) They weren’t
(c) With aerial surveillance
(d) With microphones

Short Answer Questions

1. What area is Bohr the acknowledged expert in?

2. What uranium isotope is most common?

3. What does one need to fission the most common uranium isotope?

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

5. What excuse does Bohr make for Heisenberg regarding this first stop?

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