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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?
(a) The science is left to inferior scientists
(b) German knowledge is less widespread
(c) A famine is taking place
(d) They have a smaller population

2. What explanation does Bohr give for the number of Heisenberg’s coveted object in Germany?
(a) The Jewish scientists have fled the country
(b) German publications are printing less work
(c) The birthrate goes down during wartime
(d) German funding has been cut

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

4. What did Schrödinger’s animal have with it?
(a) Cyanide
(b) A shotgun
(c) Nothing
(d) A treat

5. Where was the ski resort that all three main characters visited?
(a) Leipzig
(b) Tisvilde
(c) Hamburg
(d) Copenhagen

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?

2. How does Heisenberg propose that Bohr protect himself?

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

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

5. What is the official reason for Heisenberg’s 1941 visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Heisenberg say (in the past) about Jensen’s claim?

2. What conflict does the rift between Bohr and Heisenberg is Margrethe reminded of?

3. What role did Bohr play in the atomic project?

4. What relationship does Heisenberg draw between skiing and thinking?

5. What was Jensen’s claim about Heisenberg’s visit?

6. What is the familial relationship between Bohr and Heisenberg that is alluded to throughout the play?

7. What joke does Bohr make about skiing?

8. Where have most of the German physicists gone?

9. What is the uncertainty principle?

10. What are Heisenberg’s recollections of post-World War I Germany?

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