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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Gatekeeper" – "Two Inside".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who delivered Albert Einstein's letter regarding the potential development of a German atomic bomb to the President of the United States?
(a) Luis Alvarez.
(b) Robert Oppenheimer.
(c) Scott Miller.
(d) Alexander Sachs.

3. How heavy was the bomb that Haukelid planted on the ferry that was to transport the heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) 14 pounds.
(b) 19 pounds.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

4. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?
(a) 10 miles away.
(b) 65 miles away.
(c) 100 miles away.
(d) 45 miles away.

5. How many barrels of heavy water were loaded onto the ferry to be transported from the Vemork plant when Haukelid rigged a bomb on the ferry?
(a) 50 barrels.
(b) 20 barrels.
(c) 40 barrels.
(d) 70 barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Harry Gold when World War II began?

2. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?

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

4. How many workers were living in trailers around the erection of the secret plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by early 1944?

5. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?

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