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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On the Cliff" – "High Concentration".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did German forces capture Norway and Denmark during World War II?
(a) July, 1940.
(b) April, 1940.
(c) May, 1939.
(d) March, 1941.

2. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?
(a) The University of California, Berkeley.
(b) The University of New York.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

3. How old was Colonel Leslie Groves when he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) 51.
(b) 39.
(c) 46.
(d) 29.

4. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) San Diego, California.

5. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?
(a) Zurich University.
(b) The University of Bristol.
(c) The University of California, Berkeley.
(d) The University of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?

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

3. What does S.O.E. stand for?

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

5. Who was Semyon Semyonov's KGB colleague that helped work with him to throw off the scent of the FBI, according to the author in "Rapid Rupture"?

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