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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 chairman of the British Uranium Committee in the early 1940's?
(a) Niels Bohr.
(b) James Conant.
(c) Mark Oliphant.
(d) Henry Tizard.

2. When is Albert Einstein's theory of relativity proven through studies during an eclipse of the sun?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1919.

3. Where is Site X located?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Washington.

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

5. Where does Emilio Segre conduct his experiments on the rate of fission in uranium and plutonium?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Hanford.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Oak Ridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?

2. In what state is the Hanford facility located?

3. In the 1940's, the Japanese scientists researching nuclear power for propulsion switch their research to what field?

4. By 1920, Jews make up what percent of Hungary's financiers?

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

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