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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. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?
(a) The uncertainty principle.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Complementarity.
(d) The relativity theory.

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

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

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

5. In 1910, Jews make up what percent of the Hungarian population?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Who gets Enrico Fermi a meeting with Admiral Hooper, the Undersecretary of the Navy?

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

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