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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Pilot" – "Hiroshima".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Missouri.

2. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?
(a) Milk.
(b) Honey.
(c) Sulphuric acid.
(d) Coffee.

3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's former girlfriend whom he met in San Francisco on June 14, 1943?
(a) Melba Phillips.
(b) Ruth Werner.
(c) Lise Meitner.
(d) Jean Tatlock.

4. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Korea.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name did Dorothy McKibben's potential employer introduce himself when he interviewed with her at a Santa Fe hotel in March of 1943?

2. Who was the top army intelligence officer on the West Coast in June of 1943?

3. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?

4. What was the real name of the man that interviewed Dorothy McKibben for a job in Santa Fe in March of 1943?

5. Who was the Army Chief of Staff in late 1943?

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