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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 Heisenberg refer to Weizsacker?
(a) Your friend
(b) Your enemy
(c) Our enemy
(d) Our friend

2. To what does Bohr compare fission?
(a) Alchemy
(b) Magic
(c) Cooking
(d) An hourglass

3. What segment of the population, important to Heisenberg and Bohr, has fled Germany because of the Nazis?
(a) Jewish scientists
(b) Conscientious objectors
(c) Apolitical scientists
(d) Jewish writers

4. What uranium isotope is most common?
(a) U-17
(b) U-235
(c) U-2
(d) U-238

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bohr think Heisenberg’s visit might be apolitical?

2. What prevented Heisenberg’s last visit to the Bohrs?

3. What does Margrethe find most objectionable about Heisenberg?

4. According to Heisenberg, how do people usually react to Bohr?

5. How old is Heisenberg during the trip to Copenhagen in Act 1?

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