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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. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Canada.

2. Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree to combine their resources and work on atomic weapons in the United States?
(a) Because Britain was about to ally with Germany.
(b) Because Britain was under attack from German bombers.
(c) Because the United States had the advantage of top scientists.
(d) Because Britain was inundated with Soviet spies.

3. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?
(a) The University of New York.
(b) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The University of California, Berkeley.

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

5. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?
(a) Colonel John Wilson.
(b) Colonel Richard Brennan.
(c) Colonel Scott Miller.
(d) Colonel Brehon Somervell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of evidence was Harry Gold racing to destroy in the Prologue?

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

3. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

4. 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"?

5. What was the actual name of the training school nicknamed by the Germans as the "International Gangster School"?

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