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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. In 1939, who is President of Carnegie Institute and is reluctant to invest in chain-reaction experiments?
(a) Isador Rabi.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) Vannevar Bush.

2. What company provides contracted employees to operate the Oak Ridge facility?
(a) IBM.
(b) DuPont.
(c) Eastman Kodak.
(d) Boeing.

3. When does Niels Bohr escape from Stockholm to Scotland?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

4. Who is Alexander Sachs?
(a) A personal friend of Roosevelt.
(b) A professor.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A financier.

5. How many of the 20th century's most exceptional scientists, who go on to become involved in the atomic bomb, are produced by the Hungarian Jewish middle class?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1910, Jews make up what percent of the Hungarian population?

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

4. What does Leo Szilard want to use as the moderator in the nuclear chain reaction?

5. In 1939, who does Leo Szilard want to prevent from learning about nuclear fission?

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