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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 did Schwarzchild marry?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1910.

2. In 1925, why did Heisenberg run back to his hotel after nearly running into someone who was trying to sell him something?
(a) He cut his hand.
(b) His sprained his ankle.
(c) He had a migraine.
(d) He was dizzy.

3. During World War II, how tall was a column of smoke that the British detonated on Heligoland?
(a) 4,000 meters.
(b) 3,000 meters.
(c) 3,500 meters.
(d) 2,500 meters.

4. How many times did the Russian have to cut down a woman who tried to hang herself from an oak tree after burying her children under the tree?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. How old was Schrodinger in 1923?
(a) 35.
(b) 43.
(c) 37.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bison slaughtered on the plains in America, were used to produce fertilizer?

2. How many servants did de Broglie's brother Maurice bring when he sought to get him out of seclusion after the failure of the art exhibition?

3. How old was Werner Karl Heisenberg when he attended Schrodinger's seminar in Munich in 1926?

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

5. How did Schwarzchild's sickness begin?

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