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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. Why does Bohr think Heisenberg’s visit might be apolitical?

2. What does Heisenberg teach that is considered an act of resistance?

3. What train did Heisenberg take in 1941?

4. What does fission release?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the major conflict over what Heisenberg said to Bohr?

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

3. How does Heisenberg speak about Germany?

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

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

6. Why did Fermi go to Chicago?

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

8. What joke does Bohr make about skiing?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margrethe is present for the entire play, yet is not herself a scientist. What is the role of Margrethe in the play? Why is she important to our understanding of the situation?

Essay Topic 2

Margrethe states that Bohr’s refusal to continue the conversation was an act of friendship. What does she mean by this? How is this possible? What might have happened if Bohr had continued the conversation?

Essay Topic 3

Bohr and Heisenberg fight throughout the play, but also resolve their differences at various points. What are the issues that lead them into a stalemate? What helps them make up after fighting? Do they ever really resolve any of their issues?

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