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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reaction Begins" – "Epilogue".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the U.S. President in July of 1939?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

2. Upon landing on the Vemork mission, how long did Poulsson tell his team they had to "reconnoiter the plant, get information on the German guards, and check on the landing site"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

3. What was the real name of the man that interviewed Dorothy McKibben for a job in Santa Fe in March of 1943?
(a) Colonel John Wilson.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) General Brehon Somervell.
(d) Robert Oppenheimer.

4. Who offered Dorothy McKibben a secretarial job in March of 1943?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) Joe Stevenson.
(c) George Eltenton.
(d) Bob Wilson.

5. Where was Moe Berg to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg for his mission?
(a) The University of Bristol.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Zurich University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does S.O.E. stand for?

2. How old was Dorothy McKibben in March of 1943?

3. In what year did the FBI open a file on Robert Oppenheimer?

4. What aircraft was Paul Tibbets helping the U.S. develop as a test pilot in the summer of 1944?

5. Who was General Lestlie Groves's top intelligence officer in late 1943?

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