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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "A Communication from Britain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the specific topic of Bohr's controversial paper in 1913?
(a) Water tension.
(b) Quantam theory.
(c) Atoms.
(d) Atomic bomb.

2. Where does John von Neumann go in 1930 when he leaves Germany?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Zurich.

3. What is the topic of Bohr's first published scientific paper?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Electrons.
(c) The surface tension of water.
(d) The atom.

4. Where does Hans Bethe go after his dismissal from Tubingen?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Manchester.

5. Bohr sets out the order of elements on the periodic table based on what part of the atom?
(a) Protons.
(b) Photons.
(c) Electrons.
(d) Neutrons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hitler when he comes to power?

2. Where does Lise Meitner go when she flees Germany?

3. When does Bohr receive his Ph.D.?

4. What is the name of Bohr's wife?

5. In 1940, how long does the MAUD Committee think it takes its members to create an atomic weapon?

(see the answer key)

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