Lise Meitner — Questions and answers

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What did Wren's mother say about Lise Meitner and the Nobel Prize?

Choices

  1. She was crucial but wasn't given the Nobel Prize. ✓
  2. She won many Nobel Prizes for her work.
  3. She refused to accept the Nobel Prize.
  4. She was not involved in the discovery.

Answer: She was crucial but wasn't given the Nobel Prize.

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What sad event happened to Lise Meitner in 1938?

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  1. She was forced to flee Nazi Germany. ✓
  2. She stopped working on nuclear fission.
  3. She moved to a new laboratory.
  4. She met Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann.

Answer: She was forced to flee Nazi Germany.

From page 5

Who helped Lise Meitner correctly understand the results as nuclear fission?

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  1. Her nephew, Otto Frisch ✓
  2. Otto Hahn
  3. Fritz Strassmann
  4. Einstein

Answer: Her nephew, Otto Frisch

From page 6

How did Lise Meitner feel about her discovery being used for nuclear weapons?

Choices

  1. Horrified ✓
  2. Excited
  3. Proud
  4. Amused

Answer: Horrified

From page 7

Which project did Lise Meitner refuse to join?

Choices

  1. The Manhattan Project ✓
  2. The Stockholm Project
  3. The Atomic Energy Project
  4. The Nuclear Fission Project

Answer: The Manhattan Project

From page 8

Who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of nuclear fission in 1944?

Choices

  1. Otto Hahn ✓
  2. Lise Meitner
  3. Otto Frisch
  4. Fritz Strassmann

Answer: Otto Hahn

From page 9

What do nuclear power plants use today because of Lise Meitner's work?

Choices

  1. The principles she helped to uncover ✓
  2. Isaac Newton's famous quote
  3. The idea of fair recognition
  4. A new type of telescope

Answer: The principles she helped to uncover

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