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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?
(a) August 7, 2012.
(b) August 31, 2012.
(c) August 11, 2012.
(d) August 24, 2012.

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

5. What weapon did Schrodinger take with him when he joined the Austro-Hungarian army that he paid for himself?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Bayonet.
(c) 2 pistols.
(d) Revolver.

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

7. After the war, how long did Schrodinger notice it took for women to dismember a horse after a mob knocked a policeman off his horse?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

8. When Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond was a boy, what career was it presumed he would pursue?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Writer.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) Politics.

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

10. When was Alexander Grothendieck a colossus in mathematics?
(a) 1945 to 1980.
(b) 1958 to 1973.
(c) 1960 to 1981.
(d) 1952 to 1978.

11. At what age could Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond recite the names of all the ministers of the Third Republic?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

12. On the island Heisenberg visited in 1925, how close was the nearest city?
(a) More than 100 kilometers.
(b) 205 kilometers.
(c) About 170 kilometers.
(d) 150 kilometers.

13. 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) 370.
(d) 600.

14. What time did Schrodinger rise during the Great War according to complaints from his staff?
(a) Late morning.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) Lunchtime.
(d) 11 p.m

15. Where was Mochizuki born?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Schrodinger in 1923?

2. When did Schrodinger join the Austro-Hungarian army as an office during the Great War?

3. After Grothendieck's father was sentenced to death for how many weeks was he taken before the firing squad daily before he was condemned to live in prison?

4. How many years did Grothendieck's father spend in prison before he was freed during the Russian Revolution of 1917?

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

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