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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Bohr been treated by the occupying Germans?
(a) They have abused him
(b) They have coddled him
(c) They have become his friends
(d) They have ignored him

2. How does Heisenberg refer to Weizsacker?
(a) Your friend
(b) Our friend
(c) Our enemy
(d) Your enemy

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

4. When did Heisenberg’s most important visit to Copenhagen take place?
(a) 1924
(b) 1953
(c) 1941
(d) 1947

5. Why does Bohr think Heisenberg’s visit might be apolitical?
(a) Scientists don’t care about politics
(b) They have different political views
(c) Bohr is a Dane and Heisenberg is a German
(d) Their work is only in theoretical physics

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Heisenberg envious of Bohr?

3. What would the consequences be for Heisenberg if his government knew what he was doing in Copenhagen?

4. Why are the consequences for Germany of Bohr’s explanation for the number of Heisenerg’s coveted object in Germany?

5. Where did Heisenberg and Bohr first meet?

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