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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 "Exodus".

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) Dichlormethylether.
(b) Xylyl bromide.
(c) Nerve gas.
(d) Chlorine.

2. How many patents does Szilard apply for in Germany between 1924 and 1934?
(a) 19.
(b) 48.
(c) 1.
(d) 29.

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

4. Who is the second woman in history to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Vienna?
(a) Maria Goeppert-Mayer.
(b) Lise Meitner.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Yehuda Menuhia.

5. What is the subject of Leo Szilard's Ph.D. thesis?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Nuclear physics.
(c) General physics.
(d) Refrigeration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leo Szilard go from Berlin the day before the Nazis confiscate the rail system?

2. When does Bohr win the Nobel Prize in physics?

3. What does Chaim Weizmann discover that helps the war effort?

4. When does Ernest Rutherford win the Nobel Prize in chemistry?

5. What is Einstein's second wife's name?

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