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

2. Why does Bohr refuse Heisenberg’s invitation?
(a) He has recently been there
(b) He has used all of his vacation time
(c) He is partially Jewish
(d) He is furious with Heisenberg

3. What did Heisenberg achieve in 1924?
(a) He finished his doctorate
(b) He got married
(c) He graduated from college
(d) He learned about the atom

4. Other than Leipzig, where else might Heisenberg have gone?
(a) The Sorbonne or ENS in Paris
(b) The University of Copenhagen
(c) Oxford or Cambridge
(d) Columbia University or the University of Chicago

5. What is the Nazi’s nickname for Heisenberg?
(a) The White Jew
(b) The Stupid Genius
(c) The Good German
(d) The Aryan Ideal

Short Answer Questions

1. What is fired in fission?

2. How does Heisenberg refer to Weizsacker?

3. What does Heisenberg feel, approaching the door to the Bohr’s home?

4. According to Margrethe, what happened every time Heisenberg tried to explain why he visited?

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

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