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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 old was Colonel Leslie Groves when he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) 29.
(b) 46.
(c) 51.
(d) 39.

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

3. 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) Scott Miller.
(c) Robert Oppenheimer.
(d) Luis Alvarez.

4. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?
(a) June 19, 1942.
(b) September 18, 1942.
(c) May 22, 1942.
(d) October 21, 1939.

5. Who were the FBI agents at Harry Gold's door in the Prologue to Bomb?
(a) Scott Miller and Richard Brennan.
(b) Derek Curtis-Bennett and Paul Sachs.
(c) James Wilson and Peter Martin.
(d) Ted Hall and Lewis Strauss.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?

2. What alias did Ruth Werner use in Oxford, England?

3. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?

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

5. Near what town was the Vemork power plant located?

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