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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. When did Shinichi Mochizuki publish a proof for a + b = c?
(a) August 7, 2012.
(b) August 31, 2012.
(c) August 11, 2012.
(d) August 24, 2012.

2. When did de Broglie enlist in the corps of engineers?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1913.

3. When Schwarzschild wrote about the evolution of stars, how old was he?
(a) 22.
(b) Not quite 20.
(c) Almost 18.
(d) 19.

4. What did doctors diagnose Schwarzchild with?
(a) Epidermolysis bullosa acquista.
(b) IgA-mediated bullous dermatoses.
(c) Pemphigus.
(d) Pemphigoid.

5. When did Grothendieck win the Fields Medal?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Alexander Grothendieck a colossus in mathematics?

2. How old was Schwarzschild when he enlisted during World War I?

3. How many bison slaughtered on the plains in America, were used to produce fertilizer?

4. How many humans do not have the gene that allows them to distinguish the odor of cyanide?

5. How long did it take the blisters to cover much of Schwarzchild's body?

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