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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. What family members did Schrodinger lose during the interwar period?
(a) Father and grandfather.
(b) Father and sister.
(c) Both grandparents.
(d) Both parents.

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

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

4. 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) 58.
(b) 59.
(c) 61.
(d) 60.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1925, where did Heisenberg go?

2. When did de Broglie enlist in the corps of engineers?

3. When did Mochizuki agree to travel to France?

4. When did Einstein propose the particle-wave duality?

5. Who influenced Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond de Broglie to study physics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was one of the first people aware of the existence of Mochizuki's proof, and what was learned when he sent the proof to Ivan Fesenko?

2. How did Labutut describe how Schrodinger created wave mechanics?

3. How did de Broglie end his career?

4. What does Labutut write about Heisenberg and his accomplishments?

5. How did Erwin Schrodinger become an international superstar?

6. When did Mochizuki become well known?

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

8. Who was Alexander Grothendieck?

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

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

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