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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 General Groves first met with the Uranium Committee members in Chicago, how much uranium did they tell him it would take to make an atomic bomb?
(a) Between 100 and 150 pounds.
(b) Between 10 and 1,000 pounds.
(c) Between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds.
(d) Between 500 and 1,000 pounds.

2. Upon landing on the Vemork mission, how long did Poulsson tell his team they had to "reconnoiter the plant, get information on the German guards, and check on the landing site"?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

3. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?
(a) November 16, 1942.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) October 8, 1942.
(d) December 18, 1942.

4. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The Labor Party.

5. Who convinced Richard Feynman to join in the Los Alamos project?
(a) John Wilson.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Henry Stimson.
(d) George Eltenton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?

3. How old was Colonel Leslie Groves when he was selected to oversee the bomb project?

4. Where was Robert Oppenheimer born and raised?

5. Who was Semyon Semyonov's KGB colleague that helped work with him to throw off the scent of the FBI, according to the author in "Rapid Rupture"?

(see the answer key)

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