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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 did Bohr react to the discovery mentioned in question #82?

2. To whom do the scientists compare Einstein?

3. What did Heisenberg not understand when he had his moment of clarity?

4. What did people pay attention to instead of Heisenberg’s discoveries?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn’t the worst happen to the reactor in Haigerloch?

2. What tendency does Bohr claim that Margrethe has?

3. How was Einstein’s theory important to Heisenberg’s work?

4. How did Heisenberg describe Schrödinger’s mechanics?

5. What is Heisenberg’s plan (according to him, in present day) for talking to Bohr about the atomic project?

6. What did Heisenberg tell minor Nazi officials?

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

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

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

10. What was the impetus for Heisenberg’s attaining the chair at Leipzig?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Other than the reason for Heisenberg’s 1941 visit to Copenhagen, the scientists debate various other issues, some of seemingly no importance. What are some of these issues, and how can they be seen as contributing to the themes of the play as a whole?

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 is a German, and Bohr is a Dane. Discuss nationality and its significance in Copenhagen. How would the play be different if the two men were both of one nationality, or the other?

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