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

2. When does Rutherford announce that he splits the atom?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1915.

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

4. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Buses.
(c) Subway.
(d) Trains.

5. What theoretical physicist moves to Manchester when he is twenty seven year old for experience working with radioactivity?
(a) Hans Gieger.
(b) Edward Teller.
(c) Niels Bohr.
(d) Eugene Wigner.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Bohr teach in 1916?

4. In the 1920's/1930's, what is the world's largest source of radioactive polonium?

5. Where is particle acceleration developed?

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