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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 mathematician Stanislaw Ulam working when he was invited to a project for special war work?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(d) The University of Wisconsin.

2. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?
(a) May 22, 1942.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) June 19, 1942.
(d) September 18, 1942.

3. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?
(a) 10 miles away.
(b) 6 miles away.
(c) 2 miles away.
(d) 20 miles away.

4. Who invited William Laurence to attend the test shot of the plutonium bomb?
(a) Robert Oppenheimer.
(b) Colonel Kenneth Nichols.
(c) General Brehon Somervell.
(d) General Leslie Groves.

5. Who told Oppenheimer after his visit to San Francisco in June of 1943, "In the future, please avoid seeing your questionable friends"?
(a) Colonel Kenneth Nichols.
(b) Colonel John Wilson.
(c) General Brehon Somervell.
(d) Colonel Boris Pash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "OSS" stand for?

2. What was the actual name of the training school nicknamed by the Germans as the "International Gangster School"?

3. Who flipped the switch that armed the plutonium bomb for testing in July of 1945?

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

5. Who was the leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?

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