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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. How much money does Leo Szilard ask the Uranium Committee for?
(a) $6,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $16,000.

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

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

4. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Subway.
(c) Buses.
(d) Trains.

5. When does Isador Isaac Rabi become a Nobel laureate in physics?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1939, who is President of Carnegie Institute and is reluctant to invest in chain-reaction experiments?

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

3. When does Niels Bohr escape from Stockholm to Scotland?

4. When does Russia begin work on its atomic bomb project?

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

(see the answer key)

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