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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 "Tongues of Fire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early 1900s, Budapest is the first European city to have what mode of transportation?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Buses.
(c) Subway.
(d) Trains.

2. Who is Tokutaro Hagiwara?
(a) A Japanese physicist.
(b) An American nuclear physicist.
(c) A Japanese diplomat.
(d) A British physicist.

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

4. In 1939, who is pursuing atomic research in Germany?
(a) Otto Reichart.
(b) Lou Geirigh.
(c) Hans Geiger.
(d) Edward Wigner.

5. To what does the nickname Dogpatch refer?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Hanford facility.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Oak Ridge facility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J.J. Thompson discover?

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

3. When does the Solvay Conference in Brussels take place?

4. What is the subject of Leo Szilard's patent applications in England?

5. What is the general topic for the Solvay Conference?

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