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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. What was the population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1943?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 30,000.
2. About how many uranium atoms have a total of 235 protons and neutrons?
(a) 1 out of 130.
(b) 1 out of 10.
(c) 1 out of 50.
(d) 1 out of 300.
3. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sulphuric acid.
(d) Milk.
4. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?
(a) Reno, Nevada.
(b) Hanford, Washington.
(c) Malvern, Indiana.
(d) Roswell, New Mexico.
5. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Korea.
(c) France.
(d) Norway.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?
2. What ship carried the uranium for its trip to Tinian?
3. What code name was Enrico Fermi given at Los Alamos?
4. Where was Paul Tibbets ordered to go to meet with Air Force General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?
5. What location in Santa Fe did Klaus Fuchs choose for future meetings with Harry Gold in 1945?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where were the German scientists taken after the end of World War II in Europe?
2. What preparations were made prior to the testing of the first nuclear weapon?
3. What was Dorothy McKibben’s job description at Los Alamos? What were her duties?
4. Why was Colonel Paul Tibbets ordered to report to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1944?
5. What was Richard Feynman’s mission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?
6. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?
7. How did Colonel Carl Eifler respond to his mission regarding Heisenberg?
8. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?
9. How were the water barrels being transported from the Vemork plant in February of 1944? What was Haukelid’s mission?
10. How and why did the plot to kidnap Werner Heisenberg arise?
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