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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. After talking a walk and discuss Asian philosophy with Miss Herwig, how did Schrodinger hurt himself?
(a) Hit his head.
(b) Sprained his ankle.
(c) Cut his hand.
(d) Wrenched his shoulder.

2. How many years did Grothendieck's father spend in prison before he was freed during the Russian Revolution of 1917?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

3. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, in what direction was the nearest city?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

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

5. In 1925, why did Heisenberg run back to his hotel after nearly running into someone who was trying to sell him something?
(a) He cut his hand.
(b) His sprained his ankle.
(c) He had a migraine.
(d) He was dizzy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Grothendieck win the Fields Medal?

2. After an exhibition of de Broglie's friend's paintings was horribly criticized, how long did de Broglie lock himself away and see no one but his sister?

3. When a binary star went nova during Schwarzschild's internship, for how many days was it the brightest object in the sky?

4. When was Alexander Grothendieck a colossus in mathematics?

5. How many poems were dictated to Hafez after his fast ended?

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