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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) Rosenthal.
(b) Schulz.
(c) Muller.
(d) Becker.

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

3. What illness did Schrodinger suffer during the interwar period?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Diphtheria.
(d) Typhoid fever.

4. How old was Werner Karl Heisenberg when he attended Schrodinger's seminar in Munich in 1926?
(a) 23.
(b) 31.
(c) 29.
(d) 21.

5. When Schrodinger served as a lookout during World War I, how much larger was the company he thought he saw advancing than his force?
(a) 1 1/2 times.
(b) 3 1/2 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 3 times.

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

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

8. How tall were the cliffs on the island Heisenberg went in 1925?
(a) 80 meters.
(b) 70 meters.
(c) 50 meters.
(d) 65 meters.

9. When did Schrodinger marry Annemarie Bertel?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1919.

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

11. When a doctor was finally consulted about Heisenberg's condition in 1925, what did he diagnose?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cholera.
(c) A cold.
(d) Dehydration.

12. When Schrodinger joined the Austro-Hungarian army, where was he sent?
(a) France.
(b) Gallipoli.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Italy.

13. After talking a walk and discuss Asian philosophy with Miss Herwig, how did Schrodinger hurt himself?
(a) Wrenched his shoulder.
(b) Cut his hand.
(c) Hit his head.
(d) Sprained his ankle.

14. What mountain could be seen from Mochizuki's office window at the University of Kyoto?
(a) Mount Haku.
(b) Mount Daimonji.
(c) Mounta Takao.
(d) Mount Fjui.

15. When did Einstein propose the particle-wave duality?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1908.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Germany sign the armistice to end the Great War?

2. At what age could Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond recite the names of all the ministers of the Third Republic?

3. How many years did Mochizuki spend at Harvard?

4. In 1925, where did Heisenberg go?

5. How old was Grothendieck's father when he was arrested by the Tsarist police and sentenced to death along with his comrades?

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