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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Schwarzchild's brother who was a painter in Hamburg?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Elias.
(c) Martin.
(d) Thomas.

2. How old was Schwarzschild when he became the youngest university professor in Germany?
(a) 27.
(b) 26.
(c) 28.
(d) 29.

3. How old was Schwarzschild when he enlisted during World War I?
(a) 51.
(b) 43.
(c) Over 40.
(d) Over 50.

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

5. What color did Prussian Blue replace because it was cheaper?
(a) Cerulean.
(b) Ultramarine.
(c) Sapphire.
(d) Periwinkle.

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

7. In the Nazi party, how many navy generals committed suicide?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 31.
(d) 22.

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

9. When was the first gas attack in history conducted?
(a) April 22, 1915.
(b) June 11, 1915.
(c) May 5, 1915.
(d) March 19, 1915.

10. In June of 2016, how much was paid for a pair of Goring's underpants?
(a) 3,000 euros.
(b) 2,000 euros.
(c) 1,200 euros.
(d) 500 euros.

11. At what observatory did Schwarzschild intern?
(a) Starkenburg.
(b) Kuffner.
(c) Liebniz.
(d) Stuttgart.

12. Whose arms did Clar Immerwahr die in?
(a) 13-year-old son.
(b) Father.
(c) Husband.
(d) Mother.

13. How long could Nazi troopers stay awake when taking Pervitin?
(a) 15-20 days.
(b) Days.
(c) 8-10 weeks.
(d) Weeks.

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

15. How long after Schwarzchild broke out with two blisters, did he die?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry at a German university, kill herself?

2. How old was Schwarzschild when he used his father's glasses to create a device to show his brother the sky?

3. When did the German writer Heinrich Boll write his family from the front the first time and ask his family to send Pervitin?

4. What did doctors believe might have triggered the disease that killed Schwarzchild?

5. When did Fritz Haber die?

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