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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Moe Berg's profession prior to his work for the OSS in World War II?
(a) He was a professional basketball player.
(b) He was a professional baseball player.
(c) He was a psychiatrist.
(d) He was a professional football player.

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

3. What was the name of Britain's main atomic research center in 1949?
(a) MI-5.
(b) Harwell.
(c) Los Alamos.
(d) Laboratory Number 2.

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

5. Who recruited David Greenglass to spy for the Soviets?
(a) Richard Brennan.
(b) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
(c) George Eltenton.
(d) Ted Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harry Gold travel to deliver the lab information to Soviet spies, according to the author in "Tradecraft"?

2. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?

3. Who was the chief of intelligenge of Japan's army in August of 1945?

4. What type of plane carried the bomb that was dropped over Nagasaki?

5. What was the name of the estate in England where the German scientists were taken after the European war ended?

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