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

2. How long did Bohr estimate it would take to produce one gram of U-235?
(a) A century
(b) 26,000 years
(c) Ten years
(d) They could do it instantly

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

4. According to Margrethe, what happened every time Heisenberg tried to explain why he visited?
(a) His reasons became less clear
(b) Bohr got angrier
(c) They understood more
(d) People stopped listening

5. How old are the characters during the play?
(a) It is unclear
(b) They are dead
(c) Old age
(d) Middle age

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the consequences be for Heisenberg if his government knew what he was doing in Copenhagen?

2. When did Bohr make his first big discovery?

3. When did Heisenberg first leave Copenhagen?

4. What area is Bohr the acknowledged expert in?

5. Who is the elder of the scientists?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heisenberg speak about Germany?

2. What is strange about Schrödinger’s cat?

3. Why did Fermi go to Chicago?

4. What did Heisenberg consult with Bohr about in 1932?

5. What was Schrödinger’s work that Heisenberg struggled to accept?

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

7. What is the religious relationship between Bohr and Heisenberg that is alluded to throughout the play?

8. How does the audience know when fission was invented?

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

10. What joke does Bohr make about skiing?

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