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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is protecting the Bohrs, according to Heisenberg?
(a) The English
(b) The German Embassy
(c) The Americans
(d) The Danes

2. How did Heisenberg reconcile the problem in #96?
(a) He issued a press release
(b) He added a postscript to the paper
(c) He publicly refused to change his position
(d) He reconciled with Bohr

3. How does Margrethe insult Heisenberg when he first arrives?
(a) She tells him to leave
(b) She jokes about his wife
(c) She disdains German science
(d) She tells him he looks older

4. Who is Elisabeth?
(a) Heisenberg’s wife
(b) Heisenberg’s assistant
(c) Heisenberg’s daughter
(d) Bohr’s daughter

5. Why did Heisenberg leave Bohr?
(a) Heisenberg no longer respected Bohr’s intelligence
(b) Heisenberg fell in love
(c) They had an argument
(d) To teach in Germany

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bohr think that scientists are still working on fission?

2. What does one need to fission the most common uranium isotope?

3. What does Margrethe claim ‘finished’ Heisenberg?

4. Where did Heisenberg have his moment of clarity?

5. What critical mass did Heisenberg think was needed for the bomb?

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