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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Men from Mars".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many patents does Szilard apply for in Germany between 1924 and 1934?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 48.
(d) 1.

3. Who recruits Bohr for research in in radioactivity in Manchester?
(a) Ernest Rutherford.
(b) Leo Szilard.
(c) Max Planck.
(d) Albert Teller.

4. What does Chaim Weizmann discover that helps the war effort?
(a) A new radioactive element.
(b) A secret code.
(c) A way to make radios more efficient.
(d) An anerobic organism that decomposes starch.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does de Hevesy's entire family become ennobled?

3. Ernest Rutherford moves from New Zealand to where?

4. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?

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

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