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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Tvi".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovers radio waves in 1893?
(a) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
(b) Max von Laue.
(c) James Maxwell.
(d) Ernest Rutherford.

2. Who writes "The Shape of Things to Come"?
(a) Leo Szilard.
(b) Max Planck.
(c) Richard Rhodes.
(d) H.G.Wells.

3. Who teaches Bohr about radiochemistry?
(a) Ernest Rutherford.
(b) Eugene Wigner.
(c) George de Hevesy.
(d) John Karman.

4. Where does Leo Szilard go from Berlin the day before the Nazis confiscate the rail system?
(a) Budapest.
(b) Manchester.
(c) New York.
(d) Vienna.

5. Where does Bohr teach in 1916?
(a) University of Berlin.
(b) University of Manchester.
(c) University of Edinburgh.
(d) University of Copenhagen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the specific topic of Bohr's controversial paper in 1913?

2. Who discovers X-rays?

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

4. How many patents does Szilard apply for in Germany between 1924 and 1934?

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

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