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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does de Hevesy's entire family become ennobled?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1902.

2. What is hailed as the beginning of true nuclear physics?
(a) The design of the spiral particle accelerator.
(b) The design of the cyclotron.
(c) The discovery of the proton.
(d) The discovery of the neutron.

3. When does Rutherford discover a radioactive gas emanating from thorium?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1900.

4. Ernest Rutherford moves from New Zealand to where?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Budapest.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

5. When does Rutherford suggest the existence of the neutron?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes the first unconverted Jew ennobled since the Middle Ages?

2. How long does Lawrence calculate the size of the tube he needs?

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

4. What gas do the Germans first introduce into the war at Ypres, contrary to the terms of the Hague Declaration of 1899?

5. Who discovers radio waves in 1893?

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