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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Machines".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After World War I, the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge becomes the center for what science?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Experimental physics.
(c) Nuclear physics.
(d) Mathematics.

2. What does J.J. Thompson discover?
(a) The proton.
(b) The atom.
(c) The electron.
(d) The neutron.

3. Who designs the first working cyclotron?
(a) Chadwick.
(b) Rutherford.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Oppenheimer.

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

5. Who works with Rutherford to develop a counter for alpha particles?
(a) Edward Teller.
(b) J.J. Thompson.
(c) John von Neumann.
(d) Hans Gieger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bohr sets out the order of elements on the periodic table based on what part of the atom?

2. In 1910, Jews make up what percent of the Hungarian population?

3. Who founds big-machine physics in America?

4. What Russian-Jewish biochemist is later elected first president of Israel?

5. In 1873, what physicist says that atoms do not exist?

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