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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Schwarzschild's Singularity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Einstein receive an envelope sent from the trenches of World War I?
(a) December 29, 1915.
(b) December 1, 1915.
(c) December 12, 1915.
(d) December 24, 1915.

2. According to Schwarzschild's calculations, what would happen if a giant star exhaused its fuel and beings to collapse?
(a) It would implode.
(b) It would bend.
(c) It would explode.
(d) It would tear apart.

3. When was the first gas attack in history conducted?
(a) June 11, 1915.
(b) April 22, 1915.
(c) May 5, 1915.
(d) March 19, 1915.

4. What color did Prussian Blue replace because it was cheaper?
(a) Periwinkle.
(b) Ultramarine.
(c) Cerulean.
(d) Sapphire.

5. How many dihydrocodeine pills did Goring take daily?
(a) 75.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 88.
(d) About 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of school did Schwarzschild attend as a child?

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

4. How did Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry at a German university, kill herself?

5. What color were Hermann Goring's fingers and toes stained when he was examined before the Nuremburg Trials?

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