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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marie continues on with her research despite what?
(a) Her on-going grief.
(b) Her children's wishes.
(c) Her lack of help.
(d) Her continued health problems.

2. Which of the following characters seems to be as despotic as Marie once was?
(a) Joliot.
(b) Eve.
(c) Irene.
(d) Helene.

3. What look do Eve and Irene always associate with their mother?
(a) A surprising, firm look.
(b) A fragile, grief-stricken look.
(c) A destroyed, yet resolved look.
(d) A strong and determined look.

4. What need does Marie recognize for as the war breaks out?
(a) More scientific research.
(b) Portable X-ray machines.
(c) More radium.
(d) Cancer treatment.

5. What does Marie do in her advancing age that is similar to when she was a young child again?
(a) Reads.
(b) Works in her laboratory.
(c) Plays with toys.
(d) Counts in Polish.

6. What was Marie the first person and only person to do?
(a) Win the Nobel Prize twice.
(b) To survive radiation poisoning.
(c) To expose her children to radioactivity.
(d) To win scientific prizes as a Polish citizen.

7. Why do Marie and Pierre believe winning the prize has made them miserable?
(a) They are no longer famous.
(b) They have to move on to a new research topic.
(c) They get no peace.
(d) They have to leave their homes.

8. What news does Maire receive about her father?
(a) That he has died.
(b) That he is very ill.
(c) That he has money for her.
(d) That he is leaving Poland.

9. What does Marie typically do on Tuesday and Fridays?
(a) Works in the lab.
(b) Receives honors.
(c) Gives interviews.
(d) Gives lectures.

10. What do the doctors diagnose Pierre with?
(a) Rheumatism.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Radiation poisoning.
(d) Tubercularosis.

11. What decision does Marie come to as the Germans continue to advance?
(a) To return to Poland and fight for her home country.
(b) To stay in Paris no matter what.
(c) To leave Paris and join her children.
(d) To sacrifice herself to save her children.

12. What does the celebrity status ruin for Marie causing her to become depressed?
(a) Her trust.
(b) Her nerves.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her children.

13. How many scientific communications do the Curies publish between 1899 and 1904?
(a) 32.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

14. How old is Marie when she makes her first trip to America?
(a) 72.
(b) 45.
(c) 54.
(d) 60.

15. What does Marie specifically make time to do now that she had not done previously?
(a) Travel to support scientific projects.
(b) Use her name to gather funds.
(c) Spend more time with her family.
(d) Teach others about her research.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Pierre's frustrations and poor health cause Marie to do?

2. What balance do the Curies find disrupted by their newfound famous status?

3. What does the Royal Society of London present to the Curies?

4. Why doesn't Marie go with Pierre to the Royal Society?

5. What happened to Bronya's son?

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