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

2. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?
(a) Ruth Werner.
(b) Lise Meitner.
(c) Melba Phillips.
(d) Sarah Williams.

3. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(b) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(c) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.
(d) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.

4. From where did Poulsson's team order skis and boots prior to their mission at the Vemork power plant?
(a) Iceland.
(b) The United States.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Canada.

5. Where was Franklin Roosevelt's family home?
(a) Oxford, Mississippi.
(b) Hyde Park, New York.
(c) Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(d) Passaic, New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?

3. Where did Robert Oppenheimer work as a theoretical physicist and professor of physics in the 1930s?

4. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

5. 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"?

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