The Making of the Atomic Bomb Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 12 "A Communication from Britain" to Chapter 13 "The New World"

Quiz: Chapter 12 "A Communication from Britain" to Chapter 13 "The New World"

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Where is Site X located?
a) New Mexico.
b) Tennessee.
c) Washington.
d) California.

2. Who is Tokutaro Hagiwara?
a) A Japanese diplomat.
b) An American nuclear physicist.
c) A British physicist.
d) A Japanese physicist.

3. Where does the first full-scale self-sustained nuclear chain reaction occur?
a) Berkeley.
b) Los Alamos.
c) Manhattan.
d) Chicago.

4. When does the U.S. Uranium Committee meet to reorganize work on the atomic bomb?
a) November 6, 1941.
b) December 6, 1941.
c) November 30, 1941.
d) December 7, 1941.

5. After Edward Teller becomes an American citizen and moves to Manhattan, his research involves what?
a) The hydrogen bomb. (read more)