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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?
(a) The death of their child
(b) His marriage
(c) The outbreak of war
(d) An argument

2. What does one need to fission the most common uranium isotope?
(a) Regular neutrons
(b) Fast protons
(c) Fast neutrons
(d) Regular protons

3. When did Heisenberg first leave Copenhagen?
(a) 1927
(b) 1941
(c) 1913
(d) 1947

4. In what month does Heisenberg think their 1941 meeting took place?
(a) October
(b) December
(c) September
(d) November

5. What is fired in fission?
(a) A neutron
(b) An electron
(c) A proton
(d) An atom

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

7. How long does Heisenberg and Bohr’s present walk in Act I last?
(a) Five minutes
(b) An hour
(c) Half an hour
(d) Ten minutes

8. When did Heisenberg try and fail to see the Bohrs for the first time?
(a) 1939
(b) 1938
(c) 1940
(d) 1937

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

10. How does Heisenberg propose that Bohr protect himself?
(a) Make friends at the Embassy
(b) De-bug his home
(c) Come to Germany
(d) Flee the country

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

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

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

14. What does Bohr consider to have ended before Heisenberg even arrives?
(a) His research
(b) Their friendship
(c) The war
(d) His marriage

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Margrethe refer to Weizsacker?

3. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in Germany?

4. What is fired at in fission?

5. What happened after the SS brought Heisenberg in for questioning?

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