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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bohr claim he reacted to Heisenberg?
(a) With ignorance
(b) Angrily
(c) With confusion
(d) Calmly

2. How long did Bohr estimate it would take to produce one gram of U-235?
(a) A century
(b) 26,000 years
(c) They could do it instantly
(d) Ten years

3. What is fired at in fission?
(a) Carbon
(b) Plutonium
(c) Cadmium
(d) Uranium

4. What fallacious claim did Bohr initially make about fission?
(a) Germany will never understand it
(b) The Americans must master it
(c) It cannot be used to produce weapons
(d) Cadmium is unnecessary

5. According to Margrethe, what happened every time Heisenberg tried to explain why he visited?
(a) People stopped listening
(b) Bohr got angrier
(c) His reasons became less clear
(d) They understood more

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?

2. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?

3. What metaphor does Margrethe use for their unanswered questions?

4. What area is Bohr the acknowledged expert in?

5. How often has Bohr gone sailing since Heisenberg last saw him?

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