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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. What is the atomic number of uranium?
(a) 96.
(b) 72.
(c) 180.
(d) 92.

2. What date is described in the Prologue of Bomb?
(a) September 18, 1951.
(b) November 1, 1952.
(c) July 12, 1945.
(d) May 22, 1950.

3. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?
(a) General Scott Miller.
(b) General Lewis Strauss.
(c) General Brehon Somervell.
(d) General Richard Brennan.

4. Where did Harry Gold travel to deliver the lab information to Soviet spies, according to the author in "Tradecraft"?
(a) Jersey City.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Newark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the FBI agents at Harry Gold's door in the Prologue to Bomb?

2. On what date was Albert Einstein's letter to the U.S. President warning of Germany's development of an atomic bomb delivered?

3. When did Robert Oppenheimer abandon his date in a car, according to the author in "Skinny Superhero"?

4. From where did Poulsson's team order skis and boots prior to their mission at the Vemork power plant?

5. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?

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