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

2. When did Franklin D. Roosevelt die?
(a) December 18, 1944.
(b) September 1, 1945.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) February 21, 1945.

3. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?
(a) The 219th Composite Group.
(b) The 509th Composite Group.
(c) The 109th Composite Group.
(d) The 49th Air Brigade.

4. On what date did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?
(a) April 12, 1945.
(b) March 13, 1945.
(c) April 30, 1945.
(d) September 1, 1945.

5. What was the site named where the plutonium bomb would be tested for the Manhattan Project?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Trinity.
(c) Sub-Zero.
(d) Marketplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Oppenheimer after his visit to San Francisco in June of 1943, "In the future, please avoid seeing your questionable friends"?

2. What was Moe Berg's profession prior to his work for the OSS in World War II?

3. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?

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

5. What mailing address did Dorothy McKibben give to the new scientists arriving in Santa Fe for the bomb project?

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