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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 becomes the first unconverted Jew ennobled since the Middle Ages?
(a) de Hevesy.
(b) Schossberger.
(c) Karman.
(d) Polanyi.

2. When does Russia begin work on its atomic bomb project?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1941.

3. Under whom is the German fission research consolidated?
(a) Hans Geiger.
(b) The War Office.
(c) Otto Hahn.
(d) The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.

4. 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) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rumor that circulates regarding the 20th century Hungarian Jewish scientists?

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

3. Who reorganizes the Hungarian school system along German lines?

4. When does World War II begin?

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

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