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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. When did the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium hold its first meeting?
(a) October 21, 1939.
(b) September 1, 1939.
(c) October 11, 1939.
(d) May 22, 1940.

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

3. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

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

5. What was Poulsson's answer to the pre-arranged security question, "What did you see walking down the Strand in the early hours of January 1, 1941?"
(a) "Three pink elephants."
(b) "Two dogs in a boat."
(c) "A tank rolling down the street."
(d) "A beaver on a dam."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?

2. Prior to the development of the atomic bomb, where did the largest man-made explosion in history occur?

3. What illness was responsible for Franklin Roosevelt's adult disability?

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

5. When did German forces capture Norway and Denmark during World War II?

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