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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

2. Where had Knut Haukelid been fighting the Germans in a resistance movement when he was met by British officers in "International Gangster School"?

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

4. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?

5. Who informed Robert Oppenheimer about the German chemists finding the uranium could be split, according to the author in "The U Business"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of Enrico Fermi’s experiments at the University of Chicago?

2. How does the author describe surveillance of Communists in the U.S. in “Rapid Rupture”?

3. What was the outcome of Haukelid and Poulsson’s mission in February of 1943?

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

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

6. What led to Franklin Roosevelt’s discovery of German atomic research? Who wrote to the President and what was suggested?

7. How are Robert Oppenheimer’s childhood and education described in “Skinny Superhero”?

8. How did Colonel Groves respond when his candidate for the leader of the Manhattan Project did not pass an army physical?

9. How did Robert Oppenheimer come to learn about Otto Hahn’s work in Germany?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Colonel Carl Eifler’s involvement in the Manhattan Project. What mission was Eifler given? Why was he replaced in this mission? How did he respond to being replaced?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Richard Feynman’s role with the Manhattan Project. Why was Feynman considered a troublemaker? What assignment was he given in Oak Ridge, Tennessee? How did he go about fulfilling his objective?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the public perceptions of the site at Los Alamos. How did the people in the surrounding communities react to the influx of scientists and military personnel in the area? What rumors emerged? How did the government respond to these rumors?

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