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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. Who did Bohr notify about Heisenberg's paper and say it would have enormous implications?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Schroedinger.
(c) Pascual Jordan.
(d) Matthew Fisher.

2. How long did it take the blisters to cover much of Schwarzchild's body?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) 5 weeks.

3. How old was Doctor Herwig's daughter when she first contracted tuberculosis?
(a) 28.
(b) 4.
(c) 19.
(d) 11.

4. How old was Schrodinger in 1923?
(a) 35.
(b) 37.
(c) 43.
(d) 41.

5. How many days did Hafez spend in silence when he traced a circle in the sand and sat there?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1925, what was the name of the woman on the island Heisenberg traveled to who devoted herself to his recovery?

2. What did doctors believe might have triggered the disease that killed Schwarzchild?

3. According to Schwarzschild's calculations, what would happen if a giant star exhaused its fuel and beings to collapse?

4. How long did Ivan Fesenko study Mochizuki's proof before he declared it was impossible to understand?

5. What filled Miss Herwig's room?

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