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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what observatory did Schwarzschild intern?
(a) Stuttgart.
(b) Liebniz.
(c) Kuffner.
(d) Starkenburg.

3. At what temperature does blue acid boil?
(a) 30 degrees Celsius.
(b) 15 degrees Celsius.
(c) 45 degrees Celsius.
(d) 26 degrees Celsius.

4. When did Robert Oppenheimer and Hartland Snyder demonstrate Schwarzschild's singularity?
(a) September 4, 1939.
(b) September 1, 1939.
(c) September 16, 1939.
(d) September 23, 1939.

5. In June of 2016, how much was paid for a pair of Goring's underpants?
(a) 3,000 euros.
(b) 2,000 euros.
(c) 1,200 euros.
(d) 500 euros.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fritz Haber die?

2. When Schwarzschild was doing his internship, in what constellation did a binary star go nova?

3. After an expedition to where did Alfred, Schwarzschild's brother, refuse to ever climb with Schwarzschild again?

4. From where was Johann Jacob Diesbach from who discovered Prussian Blue?

5. When Schwarzschild wrote about the evolution of stars, how old was he?

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