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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bohr compare his partnership with Heisenberg to?
(a) A business partnership
(b) Heisenberg’s marriage to Elisabeth
(c) His marriage with Margrethe
(d) Einstein’s work

3. What does Heisenberg imply Weizsacker might have told Bohr?
(a) He needs to flee Denmark
(b) He must hide his work from Margrethe
(c) He would find protection at the German embassy
(d) Heisenberg wants to make amends

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do Heisenberg and Bohr go first on their latest visit?

4. At the beginning of the play, who is visiting whom?

5. What animal did Schrödinger use in his example?

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