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

2. When was the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies built on at the outskirts of Paris?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1961.

3. Who did Heisenberg nearly run into in 1925 on an island he visited who was trying to sell him something?
(a) A priest.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A nun.
(d) A young woman.

4. When did Schwarzschil travel to Algeria to observe a total eclipse?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1907.

5. 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?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 4 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mochizuki born?

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

3. In 1924, what hills did Heisenberg and Bohr explore together?

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

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

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