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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. What does Max Planck discover?
(a) The atom.
(b) A universal constant.
(c) The neutron.
(d) Home refrigeration theory.

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

3. Who is the Director of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge after World War I?
(a) Harry Moseley.
(b) Ernest Rutherford.
(c) Chaim Weizmann.
(d) Niels Bohr.

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) Univeristy of Berlin.
(b) Univeristy of Franfurt.
(c) Tubingen University.
(d) Kaiser Wilheim Institute.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers radio waves in 1893?

2. When does Rutherford suggest the existence of the neutron?

3. What is the subject of the patent Leo Szilard gives to Lewis Strass as a memorial to Strauss' parents?

4. Who teaches Bohr about radiochemistry?

5. When does Adloph Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

(see the answer key)

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