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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 "Revelations".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the topic of Enrico Fermi's fundamental paper?
(a) Beta decay.
(b) Ionization.
(c) Neutron bombardment.
(d) Relativity.

3. Who does Enrico Fermi marry?
(a) Anna Toble.
(b) Laura Capon.
(c) Maria Karenina.
(d) Julian Carian.

4. What is Einstein's second wife's name?
(a) Greta.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Elsa.
(d) Hannah.

5. What is the topic of Bohr's first published scientific paper?
(a) The atom.
(b) The surface tension of water.
(c) Electrons.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bohr teach in 1916?

2. After finishing his Ph.D., where does Bohr start work?

3. Who is Tokutaro Hagiwara?

4. When is Albert Einstein's theory of relativity proven through studies during an eclipse of the sun?

5. Ernest Rutherford moves from New Zealand to where?

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