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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. What did doctors believe might have triggered the disease that killed Schwarzchild?
(a) Infection.
(b) Allergy.
(c) Fungus.
(d) Gas attack.

2. In 1924, what hills did Heisenberg and Bohr explore together?
(a) Tubingen.
(b) Nuremberg.
(c) Gottingen.
(d) Franconia.

3. How many days did Hafez spend in silence when he traced a circle in the sand and sat there?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

4. What was the name of Schwarzchild's brother who was a painter in Hamburg?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Elias.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Martin.

5. How many pages were the proof that Shinichi Mochizuki published in four articles on his blog for a + b +c?
(a) 198.
(b) 25.
(c) 600.
(d) 370.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Nazi party, how many navy generals committed suicide?

2. How many humans do not have the gene that allows them to distinguish the odor of cyanide?

3. Who was the mathematician who noticed the proof Shinichi Mochizuki posted on his blog?

4. How long could Nazi troopers stay awake when taking Pervitin?

5. When did Grothendieck die?

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