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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. How long have Einstein published his theory of general relativity did Schwarzchild provide a solution?
(a) 2 months.
(b) A month or so.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. After Grothendieck's father was sentenced to death for how many weeks was he taken before the firing squad daily before he was condemned to live in prison?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. At the fortress Schrodinger was assigned to during the Great War, how below him were trenches that soldiers were dying in?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 3,000 meters.
(c) 3,500 meters.
(d) 2,500 meters.

4. During a gas attack, how many soldiers did Schwarzschild help put on gas masks?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. In 1925, why did Heisenberg run back to his hotel after nearly running into someone who was trying to sell him something?
(a) He was dizzy.
(b) He had a migraine.
(c) He cut his hand.
(d) His sprained his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mochizuki agree to travel to France?

2. When was the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies built on at the outskirts of Paris?

3. When did Germany sign the armistice to end the Great War?

4. In June of 2016, how much was paid for a pair of Goring's underpants?

5. What word does Labutut use to describe how Einstein felt about Heisenberg's ideas?

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