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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Heisenberg's fever broke in 1925, how many of his matrices had he finished?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) All.

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

3. When did Heisenberg received the Nobel Prize for the creation of quantum mechanics?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1930.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animals were on the island Heisenberg visited in 1925?

2. What sound could send Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond into a panic?

3. In 1925, why did Heisenberg run back to his hotel after nearly running into someone who was trying to sell him something?

4. When did Grothendieck die?

5. How many servants did de Broglie's brother Maurice bring when he sought to get him out of seclusion after the failure of the art exhibition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What analogy is used to describe Heisenberg's discovery?

2. Who was Grothendieck's last visitor before his death in 2014?

3. What deprivations did Erwin Schrodinger suffer during the interwar period?

4. What limitations did Heisenberg set on his research during his time in Heligoland?

5. What regimen did Heisenberg follow during his first days in Heligoland?

6. How did de Broglie become interested in science?

7. How sick did Heisenberg get while he was at Heligoland?

8. How did Erwin Schrodinger become an international superstar?

9. What was Vienna like after the Great War?

10. Why did Heisenberg go to Heligoland in June 1925?

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