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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "Machines".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After finishing his Ph.D., where does Bohr start work?
(a) University of Copenhagan.
(b) Cavendish Laboratory.
(c) Edinburgh Laboratory.
(d) University of Denmark.

2. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?
(a) The uncertainty principle.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) The relativity theory.
(d) Complementarity.

3. Who works with Rutherford to develop a counter for alpha particles?
(a) J.J. Thompson.
(b) John von Neumann.
(c) Hans Gieger.
(d) Edward Teller.

4. In 1873, what physicist says that atoms do not exist?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) James Chadwick.
(c) James Maxwell.
(d) Fyodor Vinbert.

5. Ernest Rutherford moves from New Zealand to where?
(a) Budapest.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bohr sets out the order of elements on the periodic table based on what part of the atom?

2. Who designs the first working cyclotron?

3. What does J.J. Thompson discover?

4. Who becomes the first unconverted Jew ennobled since the Middle Ages?

5. When does Rutherford discover a radioactive gas emanating from thorium?

(see the answer key)

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