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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1925, what was the name of the woman on the island Heisenberg traveled to who devoted herself to his recovery?
(a) Becker.
(b) Rosenthal.
(c) Schulz.
(d) Muller.

2. When did Erwin Schrodinger travel to Munich to present one of the strangest and most powerful equations ever created?
(a) July 1926.
(b) April 1926.
(c) May 1926.
(d) June 1926.

3. In what issue of the Zeitschrift fur Physik did Heisenberg's article "On a Quantum-Theoretical Reinterpretation of Kinematic and Mechanical Relations" appear?
(a) 35.
(b) 32.
(c) 34.
(d) 33.

4. When did de Broglie enlist in the corps of engineers?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1914.

5. Who was the mathematician who noticed the proof Shinichi Mochizuki posted on his blog?
(a) Heisuke Hironaka.
(b) Akio Tamagawa.
(c) Goro Shimura.
(d) Mitshuhiro Shishikura.

6. 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) 61.
(b) 60.
(c) 59.
(d) 58.

7. What was the nationality of Heisenberg's mentor Niels Bohr?
(a) Danish.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) Swedish.
(d) Finnish.

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

9. How old was Doctor Herwig's daughter when she first contracted tuberculosis?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 28.
(d) 19.

10. In 1925, when did Heisenberg's fever break?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Middle of the night.
(d) Noon.

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

12. Who influenced Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond de Broglie to study physics?
(a) His older brother.
(b) A friend.
(c) A cousin.
(d) An uncle.

13. Where did Grothendieck's parents meet?
(a) Strasbourg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Munich.
(d) Paris.

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

15. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, in what direction was the nearest city?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1924, what hills did Heisenberg and Bohr explore together?

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

3. What time did Schrodinger rise during the Great War according to complaints from his staff?

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

5. What illness did Schrodinger suffer during the interwar period?

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