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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Klaus Fuchs sail for America to join the Manhattan Project?
(a) November, 1943.
(b) July, 1943.
(c) August, 1942.
(d) September, 1944.

2. Where was Franklin Roosevelt's family home?
(a) Hyde Park, New York.
(b) Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(c) Passaic, New Jersey.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

3. From where did Poulsson's team order skis and boots prior to their mission at the Vemork power plant?
(a) The United States.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Iceland.

4. How many workers were living in trailers around the erection of the secret plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by early 1944?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?
(a) October 8, 1943.
(b) February 21, 1945.
(c) December 18, 1944.
(d) June 19, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was General Lestlie Groves's top intelligence officer in late 1943?

2. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?

3. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?

4. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?

5. Where was Donald Hornig studying chemistry when he was offered a confidential job by his lab instructor?

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