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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 was Ruth Werner sent to Britain to set up a network of informants to the Soviet Union?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1939.

2. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?
(a) October 21, 1939.
(b) December 18, 1942.
(c) November 16, 1942.
(d) October 8, 1942.

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

4. Near what town was the Vemork power plant located?
(a) Grimstad, Norway.
(b) Haugesund, Norway.
(c) Zurich, Switzerland.
(d) Rjukan, Norway.

5. What book of poetry was used in Ted Hall's secret letters to Saville Sax?
(a) Canterbury Tales.
(b) Leaves of Grass.
(c) Prufrock and Other Observations.
(d) Idylls of the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "OSS" stand for?

2. On what date did Harry Gold arrive in Santa Fe to meet with Klaus Fuchs?

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

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

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

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