1. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?
(a) 45 miles away.
(b) 10 miles away.
(c) 100 miles away.
(d) 65 miles away.

2. What was the actual name of the training school nicknamed by the Germans as the "International Gangster School"?
(a) Werner Underground Training Facility.
(b) Special Training School No. 3.
(c) MI-5.
(d) The Los Alamos Ranch School.

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

4. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?
(a) 26.
(b) 36.
(c) 41.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. That former partner did Otto Hahn write first when he first discovered that uranium atoms could be split, according to the author in "The U Business"?

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

3. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?

4. How old was Colonel Leslie Groves when he was selected to oversee the bomb project?

5. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?

(see the answer key)

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