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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie accuse herself of when in truth she simply needs to find some actual rest in her life?
(a) Losing her mind.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Resolution.
(d) Anger.

2. What does Marie decide to pursue her doctorate in?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Biological science.
(d) Physical science.

3. What balance do the Curies find disrupted by their newfound famous status?
(a) That between work and finances.
(b) That between family and financial.
(c) That between work and publishing.
(d) That between personal life and work.

4. Why does Manya change her name to Marie?
(a) Because she wants to forget her past.
(b) Because her sister who died used to call her that.
(c) Because she is starting a new life.
(d) Because it is the French version of her name.

5. What does Marie eat regularly?
(a) Water and noodles.
(b) Rice and broth.
(c) Beef and noodles.
(d) Buttered bread and tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Manya at the beginning of this chapter?

2. How does Marie appear to the public according to Eve?

3. Why does Eve believe Marie did not provide her with the kind of discipline she may have needed?

4. What happens when Pierre has an attack?

5. How many scientific communications do the Curies publish between 1899 and 1904?

(see the answer key)

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