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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "Physics in Desert Country".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1939, who does Leo Szilard want to prevent from learning about nuclear fission?
(a) George Hans.
(b) Lise Meitner.
(c) German physicists.
(d) Hungarian physicists.

2. When World War I begins, Bohr moves from Denmark to where?
(a) England.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) United States.
(d) Austria.

3. Who writes "The Shape of Things to Come"?
(a) Leo Szilard.
(b) Max Planck.
(c) Richard Rhodes.
(d) H.G.Wells.

4. By 1920, Jews make up what percent of Hungary's financiers?
(a) 40.
(b) 80.
(c) 20.
(d) 60.

5. Who creates the greatest school of theoretical physics in the United States at Berkeley, CA, in the late 1930's/early 1940's?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Leo Sziland.
(c) Enrico Fermi.
(d) Robert Oppenheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Enrico Fermi marry?

2. Who gets Enrico Fermi a meeting with Admiral Hooper, the Undersecretary of the Navy?

3. Who is Queen Victoria of England's oldest grandson?

4. Who designs the first working cyclotron?

5. How long does Lawrence calculate the size of the tube he needs?

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