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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. How many puppies had Hitler's dog given birth to shortly before she was killed?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. What mountain could be seen from Mochizuki's office window at the University of Kyoto?
(a) Mounta Takao.
(b) Mount Daimonji.
(c) Mount Fjui.
(d) Mount Haku.

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

4. When did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?
(a) August 7, 2012.
(b) August 31, 2012.
(c) August 24, 2012.
(d) August 11, 2012.

5. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, how close was the nearest city?
(a) 150 kilometers.
(b) More than 100 kilometers.
(c) 205 kilometers.
(d) About 170 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hafez break his fast after tracing a cricle in the sand?

2. What family members did Schrodinger lose during the interwar period?

3. 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?

4. When did the commune Grothendieck founded as a place open to all descend into lawlessness?

5. When did Carl Wilhelm Scheele discover cyanide?

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