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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "A Communication from Britain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1920, Jews make up what percent of Hungary's financiers?
(a) 80.
(b) 40.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

2. In 1910, Jews make up what percent of the Hungarian population?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

3. In 1940, how long does the MAUD Committee think it takes its members to create an atomic weapon?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

4. When does Bohr win the Nobel Prize in physics?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1943.

5. What is the name of Bohr's wife?
(a) Susan.
(b) Sorena.
(c) Margrethe.
(d) Helga.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Frisch use to prove the nucleus splits?

2. What can Von Karman do at age six that show he is a prodigy?

3. How many of the 20th century's most exceptional scientists, who go on to become involved in the atomic bomb, are produced by the Hungarian Jewish middle class?

4. Who recruits Bohr for research in in radioactivity in Manchester?

5. What is the rumor that circulates regarding the 20th century Hungarian Jewish scientists?

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