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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many poems were dictated to Hafez after his fast ended?
(a) About 700.
(b) More than 500.
(c) 600.
(d) 450.

2. What transformed Heisenberg's face so he looked like a monster?
(a) Pollen allergy.
(b) An auto accident.
(c) Severe burns.
(d) Bee sting.

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

4. How many day did Schrodinger serve as a lookout in a fortress in the mountains of Alto Adige?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. Where did de Broglie serve as a telegraph operator during World War I?
(a) Eiffel Tower.
(b) Marseille.
(c) Toulouse.
(d) Normandy.

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

7. Who did de Broglie serve with and remain friends with after World War I?
(a) Jean-Baptiste Vasek.
(b) Jules Adler.
(c) Uoseph-Felix Bouchor.
(d) Henri Bellery-Desfontaines.

8. In 1925 when Heisenberg got lost in fog on an island he visited, what skeleton did he see at his feet?
(a) Seagull.
(b) Fish.
(c) Rat.
(d) Mouse.

9. How much of his time did Grothendieck dedicate to mathematics for many years?
(a) 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(b) 10 hours a day, 6 days a week.
(c) 15 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(d) 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

10. How old was Mochizuki when he entered Princeton?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

11. How old was Mochizuki when he already had his doctorate?
(a) 20.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

12. Where did Grothendieck's father die?
(a) Dachau.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Ravensbruck.

13. How did de Broglie's comrade during World War I die?
(a) Drowned.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Tuberculosis.

14. How old was Hafez when he traced a circle in the sand and swore not to rise until he touched the mind of Allah?
(a) 59.
(b) 58.
(c) 61.
(d) 60.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1925, where did Heisenberg go?

2. When did Heisenberg received the Nobel Prize for the creation of quantum mechanics?

3. Who read de Broglie's dissertation and gave an opinion that allowed de Broglie to get his dissertation?

4. Where did Grothendieck's parents meet?

5. In 1925, what was the name of the woman on the island Heisenberg traveled to who devoted herself to his recovery?

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