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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. The title of this chapter comes from what philosopher's writings?
(a) Kant.
(b) Kierkegaard.
(c) Heidegger.
(d) Rousseau.

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

3. What is Theordor von Karman's area of study?
(a) Experimental physics.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Aeronautical physics.
(d) Theoretical physics.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What can Von Karman do at age six that show he is a prodigy?

3. What does Bohr announce at a Washington conference in 1939?

4. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?

5. When does the Third Reich promulgate its first anti-Jewish ordinance?

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