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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 uranium isotope is least common?

2. How does Bohr claim he reacted to Heisenberg?

3. What is the main barrier between Heisenberg and Bohr at the beginning of the former’s visit?

4. Why does Bohr think that scientists are still working on fission?

5. When was the last time Heisenberg had seen the Bohrs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the German Cultural Institute?

2. Other than Heisenberg, who is the major German physicist still working in Germany?

3. Where is it first reported in Europe that the Americans are working on a bomb?

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

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

6. What does Heisenberg claim Bohr said to him when they spoke?

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

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

9. When was fission invented?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heisenberg both harms and hurts the Bohrs in numerous ways. What does he do to help them, and which of his actions place them at risk? What are the repercussions of both kinds of actions? On the other hand, how do the Bohrs influence Heisenberg’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Elsinore is a place with very specific literary roots. What are these roots, according to the play? Research the real-life location. Why might it be an appropriate setting for some of Bohr and Heisenberg’s contributions to science?

Essay Topic 3

Heisenberg and Bohr meet three times, under vastly different circumstances. What are these circumstances? How far removed are they in time, and in place? What has changed between each meeting?

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