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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reaction Begins" – "Epilogue".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the pilot that Tibbets assigned to drop the second bomb on Japan?
(a) Scott Miller.
(b) Samuel Goudsmit.
(c) Jens Poulsson.
(d) Charles Sweeney.

2. From where did Poulsson's team order skis and boots prior to their mission at the Vemork power plant?
(a) Iceland.
(b) The United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) Switzerland.

3. How many people were aboard the ferry as it transported heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) 59.
(b) 72.
(c) 53.
(d) 36.

4. What was the population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1943?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. Who was Japan's war minister in August of 1945?
(a) Yoshio Nishina.
(b) Seizo Arisue.
(c) Shigenori Togo.
(d) Korechika Anami.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the Soviets test their first atomic bomb?

2. Who accompanied the uranium as it was shipped toward the destination of Tinian?

3. Where did Tom Black arrange for Harry Gold to take a job in Jersey City in 1933?

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

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

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