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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Gardener.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many soldiers in the Wehrmacht received Pervitin as part of their rations?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) Virtually everyone.
(c) 80 percent.
(d) 95 percent.

2. How did Hafez break his fast after tracing a cricle in the sand?
(a) Cup of wine.
(b) Scraps of bread.
(c) A couple pieces of fruit.
(d) A few bits of fish.

3. What color liquid did a stranger drug Heisenberg with in a bar?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Colorless.

4. How old was Schwarzschild when he enlisted during World War I?
(a) Over 50.
(b) Over 40.
(c) 51.
(d) 43.

5. When was Alexander Grothendieck a colossus in mathematics?
(a) 1952 to 1978.
(b) 1945 to 1980.
(c) 1960 to 1981.
(d) 1958 to 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tons of sarin did German scientists manufacture?

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

3. Where was Mochizuki born?

4. How much of his time did Grothendieck dedicate to mathematics for many years?

5. What transformed Heisenberg's face so he looked like a monster?

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