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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. Why do the Jewish scientists leave Hungary?
(a) Because they want to go to Israel.
(b) Because of family.
(c) Because of increasingly violent anti-Semitism.
(d) Because they want to find better schooling.

2. Where does John von Neumann go in 1930 when he leaves Germany?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Princeton.

3. What is the topic of Bohr's first published scientific paper?
(a) The atom.
(b) The surface tension of water.
(c) Electrons.
(d) Mathematics.

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

5. When does Bohr receive his Ph.D.?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1922.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1940, how long does the MAUD Committee think it takes its members to create an atomic weapon?

3. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?

4. Where does Lise Meitner go when she flees Germany?

5. When is Albert Einstein's theory of relativity proven through studies during an eclipse of the sun?

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