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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Goethe write the poems Heisenberg tried to memorize in 1925?
(a) 1817.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1819.
(d) 1804.

2. How old was Mochizuki when he entered Princeton?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

3. How tall were the cliffs on the island Heisenberg went in 1925?
(a) 70 meters.
(b) 80 meters.
(c) 65 meters.
(d) 50 meters.

4. How old was Hafez when he traced a circle in the sand and swore not to rise until he touched the mind of Allah?
(a) 58.
(b) 60.
(c) 59.
(d) 61.

5. What type of animals were on the island Heisenberg visited in 1925?
(a) Wild horses.
(b) Mule deer.
(c) Antelope.
(d) Goats.

6. During World War II, how tall was a column of smoke that the British detonated on Heligoland?
(a) 4,000 meters.
(b) 3,500 meters.
(c) 2,500 meters.
(d) 3,000 meters.

7. When did Grothendieck die?
(a) November 13, 2014.
(b) November 22, 2014.
(c) November 28, 2014.
(d) November 2, 2014.

8. What university did Heisenberg return to after a time on an island in 1925?
(a) Freiburg.
(b) Heidelberg.
(c) Gottingen.
(d) Berlin.

9. After talking a walk and discuss Asian philosophy with Miss Herwig, how did Schrodinger hurt himself?
(a) Wrenched his shoulder.
(b) Hit his head.
(c) Sprained his ankle.
(d) Cut his hand.

10. Who did de Broglie serve with and remain friends with after World War I?
(a) Jules Adler.
(b) Jean-Baptiste Vasek.
(c) Henri Bellery-Desfontaines.
(d) Uoseph-Felix Bouchor.

11. When was the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies built on at the outskirts of Paris?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1959.

12. How many luminaries from the Sorbonne were on the jury for de Broglie's doctoral thesis?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

13. When Schrodinger served as a lookout during World War I, how much larger was the company he thought he saw advancing than his force?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 1/2 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 1 1/2 times.

14. When Schrodinger returned to Zurich, in what period of time did he build on his equation until it comprised a copmle mechanics?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color liquid did a stranger drug Heisenberg with in a bar?

2. What weapon did Schrodinger take with him when he joined the Austro-Hungarian army that he paid for himself?

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

4. Where did Grothendieck's parents meet?

5. Who did Heisenberg nearly run into in 1925 on an island he visited who was trying to sell him something?

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