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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margrethe insult Heisenberg when he first arrives?

2. What does fission release?

3. Where do Heisenberg and Bohr go first on their latest visit?

4. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?

5. What is the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were Kramers’ main personality traits, as the play describes them?

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

5. What role does Heisenberg think Bohr could have played, but didn’t, in the atomic project?

6. Why do the Bohrs often go to Tisvilde?

7. What feelings did Heisenberg have towards Kramers?

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

9. What wartime experience has Heisenberg had that Bohr has not?

10. How does Heisenberg speak about Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Heisenberg and Bohr were important scientists of the twentieth century. Research their work. What were their final, most enduring contributions to science? Which can be read metaphorically, in the context of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Uncertainty permeates this play, both in its scientific and prosaic senses. What is the uncertainty at the core of the play? Can the uncertainty truly be compared to scientific uncertainty? Can the issues at stake in the play ever be determined for certain?

Essay Topic 3

Many titles are possible for this play. Why has Frayn chosen to title it after the city of Copenhagen when so many other issues are at stake?

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