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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie discover?
(a) Thorium.
(b) Uranium.
(c) Gamma rays.
(d) Radioactivity.

2. What research is Pierre conducting that he abandons to help Marie?
(a) Crystalline physics
(b) Thorium resilience.
(c) Uranium conductivity.
(d) X-ray exclusions.

3. Which of the children takes over managing the household once Manya's mother dies?
(a) Hela.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Bronya.
(d) Manya.

4. When does Manya finish her secondary studies?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1890.

5. What was the monument erected to represent?
(a) Those that were great Polish leaders.
(b) Those that were heros of Poland.
(c) Those who betrayed Poland to ally with Russia.
(d) Those that were great Russian leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Marie on June 25, 1903?

2. Which of the following areas best describes why Manya feels so depressed?

3. What medical condition does Marie suffer from due to her diet?

4. What does Marie call the second of the new elements she and Pierre discovered?

5. What conclusion does Marie draw about the minerals she examines?

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