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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Schwarzschild's Singularity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Karl Schwarzschild's rank in the German army during World War I?
(a) Captain.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Sergeant.

2. How many soldiers in the Wehrmacht received Pervitin as part of their rations?
(a) 95 percent.
(b) 75 percent.
(c) 80 percent.
(d) Virtually everyone.

3. How many humans do not have the gene that allows them to distinguish the odor of cyanide?
(a) 60%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 40%.

4. How many tons of sarin did German scientists manufacture?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 6,400.
(c) 8,500.
(d) 7,000.

5. How many times did the Russian have to cut down a woman who tried to hang herself from an oak tree after burying her children under the tree?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robert Oppenheimer and Hartland Snyder demonstrate Schwarzschild's singularity?

2. When a binary star went nova during Schwarzschild's internship, for how many days was it the brightest object in the sky?

3. At what observatory did Schwarzschild intern?

4. How many puppies had Hitler's dog given birth to shortly before she was killed?

5. From where was Johann Jacob Diesbach from who discovered Prussian Blue?

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