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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gas do the Germans first introduce into the war at Ypres, contrary to the terms of the Hague Declaration of 1899?
(a) Xylyl bromide.
(b) Dichlormethylether.
(c) Nerve gas.
(d) Chlorine.

2. Who recruits Bohr for research in in radioactivity in Manchester?
(a) Albert Teller.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Max Planck.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

3. What is the name of Bohr's wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Sorena.
(c) Helga.
(d) Margrethe.

4. After finishing his Ph.D., where does Bohr start work?
(a) Edinburgh Laboratory.
(b) Cavendish Laboratory.
(c) University of Copenhagan.
(d) University of Denmark.

5. Who discovers X-rays?
(a) Ernest Rutherford.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Ernest Lawrence.
(d) Wilhelm Roentgen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?

2. 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?

3. What kind of planes does Germany use to bomb England?

4. What is the specific topic of Bohr's controversial paper in 1913?

5. What does Rolf Wideroe invent?

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