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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. In retrospect, what do Heisenberg and Bohr doubt about their first meeting?

2. How did Heisenberg feel about Kramers?

3. What language does Bohr claim he is speaking?

4. What was Heisenberg’s main scientific achievement?

5. How old was Bohr when Heisenberg first visited Copenhagen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could have happened to the reactor in Haigerloch?

2. What does Heisenberg claim to think about his own plan for talking to Bohr about the atomic projects in Copenhagen?

3. What does Heisenberg say about his understanding of the bomb?

4. What was strange about the cadmium that Heisenberg had in Haigerloch?

5. What did Heisenberg tell minor Nazi officials?

6. What extreme act does Heisenberg claim that Bohr would have been justified in doing?

7. How did Heisenberg describe Schrödinger’s mechanics?

8. How much more time did Heisenberg think he needed to make his reaction work?

9. Who oversees Heisenberg’s research in Germany?

10. What would have happened if Heisenberg’s reactor had gone critical?

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

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

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?

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