1. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?
(a) July, 1944.
(b) March, 1943.
(c) September, 1944.
(d) February, 1944.

2. What does "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?
(a) "Secret war."
(b) "Atomic war."
(c) "Lighting war."
(d) "Ghost war."

3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's former girlfriend whom he met in San Francisco on June 14, 1943?
(a) Ruth Werner.
(b) Melba Phillips.
(c) Lise Meitner.
(d) Jean Tatlock.

4. When was Robert Oppenheimer born?
(a) April 22, 1904.
(b) May 22, 1908.
(c) December 11, 1910.
(d) November 1, 1914.

5. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?
(a) Roswell, New Mexico.
(b) Malvern, Indiana.
(c) Hanford, Washington.
(d) Reno, Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?

3. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?

4. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?

5. Where did Harry Gold travel to deliver the lab information to Soviet spies, according to the author in "Tradecraft"?

(see the answer key)

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