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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. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?
(a) December 18, 1942.
(b) October 8, 1942.
(c) October 21, 1939.
(d) November 16, 1942.

2. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?
(a) The University of Bristol.
(b) The University of California, Berkeley.
(c) Zurich University.
(d) The University of Chicago.

3. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norway.
(d) Canada.

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

5. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(b) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.
(c) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(d) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?

2. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?

3. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?

4. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?

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

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