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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When We Cease to Understand the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In April of 1945, how many people killed themselves in Berlin?
(a) 4,100.
(b) 1,900.
(c) 3,800.
(d) 2,700.

2. When did Mochizuki prove one of Alexander Grothendieck's conjectures?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1991.

3. How many doses of dihydrocodeine did Goring have when he was arrested?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 23,000.

4. From where was Johann Jacob Diesbach from who discovered Prussian Blue?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Germany.

5. What is the name for Pervitin today?
(a) Methamphetamine.
(b) Ectasy.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Schrodinger marry Annemarie Bertel?

2. How many pages were the proof that Shinichi Mochizuki published in four articles on his blog for a + b +c?

3. When was Pieter van der Werff the first great painter to use Prussian Blue?

4. When Schwarzschild wrote about the evolution of stars, how old was he?

5. In 1925 on an island he visited, what view did Heisenberg have from his hotel windows?

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