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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. In what period of time did Schrodinger's wife make more as a secretary than he did in a year as a professor?
(a) 2 months.
(b) A month.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. Who did Heisenberg nearly run into in 1925 on an island he visited who was trying to sell him something?
(a) A young woman.
(b) A nun.
(c) A priest.
(d) A young boy.

3. Where was Mochizuki born?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Osaka.

4. How many pages were the proof that Shinichi Mochizuki published in four articles on his blog for a + b +c?
(a) 198.
(b) 370.
(c) 600.
(d) 25.

5. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, how close was the nearest city?
(a) 150 kilometers.
(b) More than 100 kilometers.
(c) 205 kilometers.
(d) About 170 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Grothendieck's father die?

2. How long did it take the blisters to cover much of Schwarzchild's body?

3. Where did de Broglie serve as a telegraph operator during World War I?

4. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, in what direction was the nearest city?

5. After the war, how long did Schrodinger notice it took for women to dismember a horse after a mob knocked a policeman off his horse?

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