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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mochizuki prove one of Alexander Grothendieck's conjectures?

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

3. When did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?

4. When Schrodinger returned to Zurich, in what period of time did he build on his equation until it comprised a copmle mechanics?

5. Who read de Broglie's dissertation and gave an opinion that allowed de Broglie to get his dissertation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Grothendieck's lifelong obsession, and what was one of his greatest discoveries?

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

3. Who was Alexander Grothendieck?

4. What was known about Grothendieck's father?

5. What happened after Grothendieck resigned from the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies in 1970?

6. How did de Broglie become interested in science?

7. What was Grothendieck's project at the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies?

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

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

10. How did de Broglie end his career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Niels Bohr mentors Werner Heisenberg. What type of relationship do the men have? How does the mentor/student relationship help Heisenberg with his research?

Essay Topic 2

A frame story sets the scene for a story within a story. What is the frame story in ”The Heart of the Heart”? How does it reveal a connection between scientific study and an unstable mind?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is historical fiction and metaphysical fiction?

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