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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Evils of This Time".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In 1910, Jews make up what percent of the Hungarian population?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. When does Oppenheimer and his aides move to New Mexico?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1941.

5. How much money does Leo Szilard ask the Uranium Committee for?
(a) $6,000.
(b) $16,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Operation Barbarossa?

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

3. When does Robert Oppenheimer come to Berkeley?

4. How does Hans Bethe learn of his dismissal from Tubingen University?

5. What religion is Enrico Fermi?

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