2. Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree to combine their resources and work on atomic weapons in the United States?
(a) Because Britain was under attack from German bombers.
(b) Because Britain was inundated with Soviet spies.
(c) Because the United States had the advantage of top scientists.
(d) Because Britain was about to ally with Germany.

3. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

4. How many years of evidence was Harry Gold racing to destroy in the Prologue?
(a) 4 years of evidence.
(b) 12 years of evidence.
(c) 17 years of evidence.
(d) 20 years of evidence.

5. How did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?
(a) He almost drowned in a river.
(b) He shot himself in the foot.
(c) He broke his arm climbing a fence.
(d) He shot himself in the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. When General Groves first met with the Uranium Committee members in Chicago, how much uranium did they tell him it would take to make an atomic bomb?

2. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

3. Who was Semyon Semyonov's KGB colleague that helped work with him to throw off the scent of the FBI, according to the author in "Rapid Rupture"?

4. When did Adolf Hitler take over as Chancellor of Germany?

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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