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

2. On what date did Hitler's Germany launch a massive invasion of Poland?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) November 1, 1937.
(c) April 22, 1940.
(d) December 11, 1938.

3. Prior to the development of the atomic bomb, where did the largest man-made explosion in history occur?
(a) Halifax Harbor, Canada.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Zurich, Switzerland.
(d) Augusta Bay, Alaska.

4. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?
(a) The Labor Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Communist Party.

5. Who was the Secretary of War that wrote to the school director of the Los Alamos Ranch School to inform him of its acquirement for military purposes?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) John Wilson.
(c) George Eltenton.
(d) Scott Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Haukelid's training group go to attend parachute school?

2. In what year did the FBI open a file on Robert Oppenheimer?

3. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?

4. Where was Franklin Roosevelt's family home?

5. When did the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium hold its first meeting?

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