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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 "Tongues of Fire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1939, who is pursuing atomic research in Germany?
(a) Edward Wigner.
(b) Hans Geiger.
(c) Lou Geirigh.
(d) Otto Reichart.

2. Bohr sets out the order of elements on the periodic table based on what part of the atom?
(a) Protons.
(b) Neutrons.
(c) Photons.
(d) Electrons.

3. Who discovers that radium gives off a radioactive gas?
(a) Leo Szilard.
(b) Wilhelm Roentgen.
(c) Ernest Rutherford.
(d) Marie and Pierre Curie.

4. Who recruits Bohr for research in in radioactivity in Manchester?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Ernest Rutherford.
(d) Albert Teller.

5. What is the name of the plane that drops the first atomic bomb?
(a) Little Boy.
(b) Silverplate.
(c) Enola Gay.
(d) Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two scientists are known to work together on gas warfare in German-occupied Brussels?

2. Who teaches Bohr about radiochemistry?

3. What is the name of Bohr's wife?

4. Who comes up with the technical term "pile" or atomic pile?

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

(see the answer key)

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