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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. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?
(a) 136 pounds.
(b) 128 pounds.
(c) 115 pounds.
(d) 150 pounds.

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

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

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

5. When did Adolf Hitler take over as Chancellor of Germany?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

2. In what year did Adolf Hitler annex Austria into his German Empire?

3. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?

4. Who informed Robert Oppenheimer about the German chemists finding the uranium could be split, according to the author in "The U Business"?

5. When was Harry Gold born?

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