1. When did Robert Oppenheimer abandon his date in a car, according to the author in "Skinny Superhero"?
(a) July, 1941.
(b) September, 1933.
(c) February, 1934.
(d) March, 1932.

2. 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 Pentagon.
(c) The White House.
(d) The World Trade Center.

3. Where was mathematician Stanislaw Ulam working when he was invited to a project for special war work?
(a) The University of Wisconsin.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(d) Harvard University.

4. On what date did Hitler's Germany launch a massive invasion of Poland?
(a) September 1, 1939.
(b) November 1, 1937.
(c) April 22, 1940.
(d) December 11, 1938.

5. Who delivered Albert Einstein's letter regarding the potential development of a German atomic bomb to the President of the United States?
(a) Alexander Sachs.
(b) Luis Alvarez.
(c) Scott Miller.
(d) Robert Oppenheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

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

3. Where were Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard both born?

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

5. Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree to combine their resources and work on atomic weapons in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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