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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of this chapter comes from what philosopher's writings?

2. What is the topic of Enrico Fermi's fundamental paper?

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

4. Where does Lise Meitner go when she flees Germany?

5. Who does Enrico Fermi marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mor Karman famous?

2. How does President Roosevelt authenticate his decision to expedite the research of the atomic bomb?

3. What is Chaim Weizmann's discovery that helps the British war effort?

4. What is General Dwight Eisenhower's reaction to the dropping of the atomic bombs?

5. How does the first direct contact between nuclear physicists and the U.S. government occur?

6. What is the Balfour Declaration?

7. What are the three main themes of "The Protocols of he Elders of Zion"?

8. What is the Joliot-Curies discovery that contributes to the scientific knowledge about radioactivity?

9. Who is Fritz Haber and how does his wife die?

10. What is "Silverplate"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the development of the atomic bomb in Britain, Germany and Tokyo. What ends the development?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the United States government becomes involved in the atomic bomb. Discuss the roles of scientists and non-scientists, including Vannevar Bush, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, Alexander Sachs, Lyman Briggs. What is the government's initial response? Does everyone in the government have the same attitude?

Essay Topic 3

In the first part of the book, the author discusses the biographical background and scientific accomplishments of many international scientists. Choose three scientists from the following list. Give a brief biographical sketch of the scientist, including his nationality and where he makes the discovery. Then identify what his/her scientific accomplishment is and what its importance is to the making of the atom bomb. Becquerel & the Curies; J. J. Thomson; Planck; Einstein; Rutherford; Bohr; Moseley; Meitner & Chadwick; Heisenberg & Schrödinger; and Chadwick

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