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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 did Heisenberg do at dawn every morning on the island he visited in 1925?
(a) Study.
(b) Walk.
(c) Swim.
(d) Hike.

2. How old was Mochizuki when he already had his doctorate?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Heisenberg nearly run into in 1925 on an island he visited who was trying to sell him something?

2. What color liquid did a stranger drug Heisenberg with in a bar?

3. When did Grothendieck win the Fields Medal?

4. After an exhibition of de Broglie's friend's paintings was horribly criticized, how long did de Broglie lock himself away and see no one but his sister?

5. When Schrodinger served as a lookout during World War I, how large of a company did he think he saw approaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contributions did Schrodinger make in later years, and how did they compare to what he produced at the tuberculosis sanitarium?

2. How did Labutut summarize Einstein's opposition to quantum mechanics?

3. How did de Broglie end his career?

4. What system did Heisenberg create using only direct observation?

5. When and how did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?

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

7. What was known about Grothendieck's father?

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

9. How did Erwin Schrodinger become an international superstar?

10. What did Einstein say about Heisenberg's ideas?

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