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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Heisenberg try and fail to see the Bohrs for the first time?
(a) 1937
(b) 1938
(c) 1939
(d) 1940

2. When was the last time Heisenberg had seen the Bohrs?
(a) Ten years earlier
(b) Four years earlier
(c) Two years earlier
(d) Nobody remembers

3. Why is Heisenberg not in touch with the English physicists?
(a) Communications methods aren’t sophisticated enough
(b) They are ignoring him
(c) He has fallen out with them
(d) Their countries are at war

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

5. What train did Heisenberg take in 1941?
(a) He did not take a train
(b) The last train of the day
(c) The first train of the day
(d) The night train

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the object of Heisenberg’s envy exist in the United States?

2. What does fission release?

3. In what area did Bohr make his first big discovery?

4. Where did Bohr have his most important insight, according to Heisenberg?

5. Where was the ski resort that all three main characters visited?

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