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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Men from Mars".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Adloph Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
(a) December 8, 1931.
(b) January 30, 1933.
(c) December 10, 1932.
(d) April 30, 1932.

2. What two scientists are known to work together on gas warfare in German-occupied Brussels?
(a) Hahn and Darwin.
(b) Haber and Meitner.
(c) Hahn and Haber.
(d) Darwin and Meitner.

3. Whose contributions to 20th century physics rank second only to Albert Einstein's?
(a) Niels Bohr.
(b) George de Hevesy.
(c) Isaac Newton.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

4. Who is Queen Victoria of England's oldest grandson?
(a) King Edward VII.
(b) Kaiser Wilhelm II.
(c) Prince Edward.
(d) George III.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Von Karman do at age six that show he is a prodigy?

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

3. What is the topic of Bohr's first published scientific paper?

4. Why is Yehudi Menuhim famous?

5. Who confirms the existence of a neutron?

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