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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. Who convinced Richard Feynman to join in the Los Alamos project?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) George Eltenton.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) John Wilson.

2. Where did Tom Black arrange for Harry Gold to take a job in Jersey City in 1933?
(a) At a telegram office.
(b) At a print shop.
(c) At a soap factory.
(d) At a butcher shop.

3. What alias did Ruth Werner use in Oxford, England?
(a) Mrs. Brewer.
(b) Mrs. Phillips.
(c) Mrs. Meitner.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

4. On what date was the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in the opening of "On the Cliff"?
(a) June 19, 1942.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) May 22, 1943.
(d) December 11, 1941.

5. What building had Colonel Leslie Groves overseen the construction of before he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) The World Trade Center.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The White House.
(d) The U.S. Senate Chambers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?

2. What does "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?

3. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?

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

5. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?

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