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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much of his time did Grothendieck dedicate to mathematics for many years?
(a) 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
(b) 15 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(c) 10 hours a day, 6 days a week.
(d) 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

4. What weapon did Schrodinger take with him when he joined the Austro-Hungarian army that he paid for himself?
(a) 2 pistols.
(b) Bayonet.
(c) Revolver.
(d) Rifle.

5. When did the commune Grothendieck founded as a place open to all descend into lawlessness?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1978.

6. How old was Doctor Herwig's daughter when she first contracted tuberculosis?
(a) 28.
(b) 19.
(c) 4.
(d) 11.

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

8. What family members did Schrodinger lose during the interwar period?
(a) Both parents.
(b) Father and sister.
(c) Father and grandfather.
(d) Both grandparents.

9. 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) 61.
(b) 58.
(c) 60.
(d) 59.

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

11. What transformed Heisenberg's face so he looked like a monster?
(a) An auto accident.
(b) Bee sting.
(c) Severe burns.
(d) Pollen allergy.

12. When did Schrodinger join the Austro-Hungarian army as an office during the Great War?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1916.

13. When Heisenberg had a fever in 1925 on vacation, how many blankets did he cover himself with?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

14. What time did Schrodinger rise during the Great War according to complaints from his staff?
(a) Lunchtime.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) Late morning.
(d) 11 p.m

15. 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) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain could be seen from Mochizuki's office window at the University of Kyoto?

2. After talking a walk and discuss Asian philosophy with Miss Herwig, how did Schrodinger hurt himself?

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

4. In 1924, what hills did Heisenberg and Bohr explore together?

5. In what century did the Perisan poet Hafez write?

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