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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Bohr make for Heisenberg regarding this first stop?
(a) He knew he was being watched
(b) He was trying to act invisible
(c) He was embarrassed about being a German
(d) Everybody has always liked him

2. What is the first thing that Heisenberg thinks he will remain famous for?
(a) His friendship with Bohr
(b) His Uncertainty Principle
(c) His skiing
(d) His time at Tisvilde

3. What segment of the population, important to Heisenberg and Bohr, has fled Germany because of the Nazis?
(a) Apolitical scientists
(b) Conscientious objectors
(c) Jewish writers
(d) Jewish scientists

4. How often has Bohr gone skiing since Heisenberg last saw him?
(a) Every winter
(b) Occasionally
(c) Rarely
(d) Not at all.

5. What uranium isotope is most common?
(a) U-235
(b) U-238
(c) U-2
(d) U-17

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Gestapo monitoring Heisenberg?

2. What activity does Margrethe suggest for the two men?

3. What is fired in fission?

4. What does fission release?

5. Who accompanied Heisenberg on his 1947 trip to Copenhagen?

(see the answer key)

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