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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(b) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(c) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.
(d) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.

2. Who were the FBI agents at Harry Gold's door in the Prologue to Bomb?
(a) Derek Curtis-Bennett and Paul Sachs.
(b) Ted Hall and Lewis Strauss.
(c) Scott Miller and Richard Brennan.
(d) James Wilson and Peter Martin.

3. On what date was the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in the opening of "On the Cliff"?
(a) May 22, 1943.
(b) June 19, 1942.
(c) December 11, 1941.
(d) October 21, 1939.

4. Who convinced Richard Feynman to join in the Los Alamos project?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) John Wilson.
(c) George Eltenton.
(d) Bob Wilson.

5. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?
(a) The University of Bristol.
(b) The University of California, Berkeley.
(c) Zurich University.
(d) The University of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Adolf Hitler take over as Chancellor of Germany?

2. Prior to the development of the atomic bomb, where did the largest man-made explosion in history occur?

3. What illness was responsible for Franklin Roosevelt's adult disability?

4. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?

5. Where was Franklin Roosevelt's family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the situation with the Vemork plant in February of 1943?

2. How is Knut Haukelid described in the narrative? Where was he trained?

3. How did the KGB feel about Robert Oppenheimer and his position at the Manhattan Project?

4. What led to Robert Oppenheimer’s interest and involvement in politics?

5. What agreement was made between the U.S. President and British Prime Minister on June 19, 1942?

6. Who was Lise Meitner and what role did she play in the discovery of nuclear fission?

7. How is Robert Oppenheimer characterized as a professor in “Skinny Superhero”?

8. What led to Harry Gold’s involvement in Soviet espionage? Who solicited Gold to inform for the Soviets?

9. Who was chosen to be the scientific leader of the Manhattan Project in 1942? What reservations were expressed regarding this individual?

10. Describe Otto Hahn’s experiment in December of 1938. What was discovered in Hahn’s experiment?

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