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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Schwarzschild made a crude telescope to show his brother the sky, what did he show his brother?
(a) Rings of Saturn.
(b) Craters of the moon.
(c) Venus.
(d) Mercury.

2. How did Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry at a German university, kill herself?
(a) Took cyanide.
(b) Shot herself in the chest.
(c) Hung herself.
(d) Shot herself in the head.

3. How old was Schwarzschild when he used his father's glasses to create a device to show his brother the sky?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

4. Where was Goring's body cremated?
(a) Haidhausen.
(b) Nordfriedhof.
(c) Ostfriedhof.
(d) Bogenhausen.

5. How many tons of sarin did German scientists manufacture?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 6,400.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,500.

6. What color were Hermann Goring's fingers and toes stained when he was examined before the Nuremburg Trials?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

7. What did Schwarzschild perfect when his unit was first deployed?
(a) Sights on the tanks.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) Telescopes.
(d) Sights on rifles.

8. How many soldiers in the Wehrmacht received Pervitin as part of their rations?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) Virtually everyone.
(c) 95 percent.
(d) 75 percent.

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

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

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

12. According to Schwarzschild's calculations, what would happen if a giant star exhaused its fuel and beings to collapse?
(a) It would tear apart.
(b) It would implode.
(c) It would explode.
(d) It would bend.

13. When a binary star went nova in a constellation during Schwarzschild's internship, how how did he say awake observing it?
(a) 3 days and nights.
(b) 1 day and 1 night.
(c) 2 days and nights.
(d) 4 days and nights.

14. How old was the Indian goldsmith who was able to write three lines after he took a dose of cyanide?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 18.
(d) 46.

15. When did Einstein receive an envelope sent from the trenches of World War I?
(a) December 24, 1915.
(b) December 1, 1915.
(c) December 29, 1915.
(d) December 12, 1915.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Berlin fall?

3. How long did Schwarzchild realize that his singularity would last if it really existed?

4. When did Schwarzchild marry?

5. What type of dog did Hitler have that he had killed with a cyanide capsule?

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