When We Cease to Understand the World Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Benjamin Labatut
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When We Cease to Understand the World Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Benjamin Labatut
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When We Cease to Understand the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the Weil conjectures was Grothendieck able to solve?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. When Heisenberg had a fever in 1925 on vacation, how many blankets did he cover himself with?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. In 1925, when did Heisenberg's fever break?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Middle of the night.
(d) Noon.

4. When did Grothendieck die?
(a) November 22, 2014.
(b) November 13, 2014.
(c) November 2, 2014.
(d) November 28, 2014.

5. How long after Schwarzchild broke out with two blisters, did he die?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 9 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Heisenberg return to after a time on an island in 1925?

2. After an expedition to where did Alfred, Schwarzschild's brother, refuse to ever climb with Schwarzschild again?

3. How many days did Hafez spend in silence when he traced a circle in the sand and sat there?

4. When Schrodinger joined the Austro-Hungarian army, where was he sent?

5. What filled Miss Herwig's room?

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