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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Heisenberg's fever broke in 1925, how many of his matrices had he finished?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) All.
(d) 1/4.

2. When did some of the most prominent mathematicians in the world gather in Oxford to study Mochizuki's proof?
(a) January 2014.
(b) March 2014.
(c) December 2013.
(d) October 2013.

3. In 1925, where did Heisenberg go?
(a) Texel.
(b) Ameland.
(c) Heligoland.
(d) Gossa.

4. In 1925 on an island he visited, what view did Heisenberg have from his hotel windows?
(a) Cliffs.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Trees.

5. Where was Mochizuki born?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Kyoto.

6. How many years did Grothendieck's father spend in prison before he was freed during the Russian Revolution of 1917?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

7. What illness did Schrodinger suffer during the interwar period?
(a) Diphtheria.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Smallpox.

8. After the war, how long did Schrodinger notice it took for women to dismember a horse after a mob knocked a policeman off his horse?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

9. When was Alexander Grothendieck a colossus in mathematics?
(a) 1960 to 1981.
(b) 1958 to 1973.
(c) 1952 to 1978.
(d) 1945 to 1980.

10. In 1924, what hills did Heisenberg and Bohr explore together?
(a) Gottingen.
(b) Tubingen.
(c) Nuremberg.
(d) Franconia.

11. How did Hafez break his fast after tracing a cricle in the sand?
(a) Cup of wine.
(b) A few bits of fish.
(c) Scraps of bread.
(d) A couple pieces of fruit.

12. How many servants did de Broglie's brother Maurice bring when he sought to get him out of seclusion after the failure of the art exhibition?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

13. How many days did Hafez spend in silence when he traced a circle in the sand and sat there?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

14. How many years did Mochizuki spend at Harvard?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. What was the name of Prince Louis-Victor Pierre Raymond's sister who pampered him?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Ivan Fesenko study Mochizuki's proof before he declared it was impossible to understand?

2. How many day did Schrodinger serve as a lookout in a fortress in the mountains of Alto Adige?

3. Where did Grothendieck's father die?

4. During World War II, how tall was a column of smoke that the British detonated on Heligoland?

5. In 1925, when did Heisenberg's fever break?

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