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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 "Different Animals".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reorganizes the Hungarian school system along German lines?
(a) Mor Karman.
(b) Eugene Wigner.
(c) Michael Polanyi.
(d) Von Neumann.

2. In 1939, who does Leo Szilard want to prevent from learning about nuclear fission?
(a) Lise Meitner.
(b) German physicists.
(c) Hungarian physicists.
(d) George Hans.

3. In 1939, who is pursuing atomic research in Germany?
(a) Otto Reichart.
(b) Lou Geirigh.
(c) Edward Wigner.
(d) Hans Geiger.

4. In what state is the Hanford facility located?
(a) Alaska.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Washington.
(d) Arizona.

5. Who gets Enrico Fermi a meeting with Admiral Hooper, the Undersecretary of the Navy?
(a) Leo Szilard.
(b) Andrew Lawrence.
(c) George Pegram.
(d) Vannevar Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Leo Szilard ask the Uranium Committee for?

2. When does de Hevesy's entire family become ennobled?

3. Who writes the letters to Roosevelt "sounding the alarm" about nuclear fission?

4. When does the first meeting of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Uranium meet?

5. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?

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