View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Evils of This Time".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the first full-scale self-sustained nuclear chain reaction occur?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Chicago.

2. Who discovers that radium gives off a radioactive gas?
(a) Wilhelm Roentgen.
(b) Marie and Pierre Curie.
(c) Leo Szilard.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

3. In the 1940's, the Japanese scientists researching nuclear power for propulsion switch their research to what field?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Sonar.
(c) Atomic bomb.
(d) Radar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Bohr receive his Ph.D.?

2. Where does John von Neumann go in 1930 when he leaves Germany?

3. Who does Enrico Fermi marry?

4. The title of this chapter comes from what philosopher's writings?

5. When World War I begins, Bohr moves from Denmark to where?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 157 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample