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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 "Different Animals".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes the first unconverted Jew ennobled since the Middle Ages?
(a) de Hevesy.
(b) Karman.
(c) Schossberger.
(d) Polanyi.

2. When does Russia begin work on its atomic bomb project?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

3. What does Leo Szilard want to use as the moderator in the nuclear chain reaction?
(a) Heavy water.
(b) Water.
(c) Carbon.
(d) Air.

4. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Trains.
(c) Subway.
(d) Buses.

5. When does de Hevesy's entire family become ennobled?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1895.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the first meeting of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Uranium meet?

2. Who is the Chief of Security for Groves?

3. Who reorganizes the Hungarian school system along German lines?

4. By 1920, Jews make up what percent of Hungary's financiers?

5. In 1939, who is pursuing atomic research in Germany?

(see the answer key)

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