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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. What is fired at in fission?

2. What is the first thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?

3. Who accompanied Heisenberg on his 1947 trip to Copenhagen?

4. What is Bohr’s religious heritage?

5. How does Heisenberg characterize Bohr?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What atomic programs exist in Germany in 1941?

4. What is the German Cultural Institute?

5. How does Heisenberg speak about Germany?

6. When was fission invented?

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

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

9. What is the uncertainty principle?

10. Why did Fermi go to Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margrethe makes various aside comments regarding Heisenberg. What is her opinion of him? Is it a static opinion, or does it change over the course of the play? If so, how, and why?

Essay Topic 2

On its surface, the play seems to be about science. However, the title and various other elements of the content link it to other spheres, as well. Can this play hold interest for those who are not interested in science? What other areas of study does it touch upon, and in what way?

Essay Topic 3

Heisenberg implies that Bohr is just as guilty as he is for having worked with the Americans at Los Alamos. Research the project at Los Alamos and its repercussions. Write a persuasive essay in which you defend Bohr’s innocence or justify his guilt.

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