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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 "An Extensive Burst".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Hans Bethe go after his dismissal from Tubingen?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Cornell.

3. When does Ernest Rutherford win the Nobel Prize in chemistry?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1908.

4. Hahn and Strassman (without Meitner) continue experiments with neutron bombardment of what element?
(a) Thorium.
(b) Radon.
(c) Uranium.
(d) Actinium.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who designs the first working cyclotron?

3. How long does Lawrence calculate the size of the tube he needs?

4. Who is the token American at the Solvay Conference?

5. What element does Enrico Fermi and his team begin to experiment with?

(see the answer key)

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