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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 "An Extensive Burst".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Yehudi Menuhim famous?
(a) He writes a book.
(b) He is a child prodigy mathematician.
(c) He is a child prodigy violinist.
(d) He discovers uranium.

2. Who is the Director of the London School of Economics in the 1930's?
(a) Edward Teller.
(b) John Maynard Keynes.
(c) A.E. Houseman.
(d) William Beveridge.

3. What instrument does Frisch use to prove the nucleus splits?
(a) Cloud chamber.
(b) Bubble chamber.
(c) X-ray.
(d) Accelerator tube.

4. In the 1930's, where do Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, and Fritz Strassman work when they are trying to sort out the elements created by neutron bombardment of the heaviest elements?
(a) Kaiser Wilheim Institute.
(b) Univeristy of Franfurt.
(c) Univeristy of Berlin.
(d) Tubingen University.

5. Who teaches Bohr about radiochemistry?
(a) George de Hevesy.
(b) Eugene Wigner.
(c) Ernest Rutherford.
(d) John Karman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Hans Bethe go after his dismissal from Tubingen?

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

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

5. What is the rumor that circulates regarding the 20th century Hungarian Jewish scientists?

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