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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Night Gardener.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. During World War II, how tall was a column of smoke that the British detonated on Heligoland?
(a) 2,500 meters.
(b) 4,000 meters.
(c) 3,500 meters.
(d) 3,000 meters.
2. How many tons of sarin did German scientists manufacture?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 6,400.
3. After Grothendieck's father was sentenced to death for how many weeks was he taken before the firing squad daily before he was condemned to live in prison?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.
4. Who did Bohr notify about Heisenberg's paper and say it would have enormous implications?
(a) Pascual Jordan.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Matthew Fisher.
(d) Schroedinger.
5. What university did Heisenberg return to after a time on an island in 1925?
(a) Gottingen.
(b) Heidelberg.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Freiburg.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Robert Oppenheimer and Hartland Snyder demonstrate Schwarzschild's singularity?
2. When did Schwarzchild marry?
3. What types of dogs do the narrator and his seven-year-old daughter find when they walk in the woods?
4. 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?
5. How old was Mochizuki when he already had his doctorate?
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