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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Gatekeeper" – "Two Inside".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?
(a) 29.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 32.

2. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?
(a) October 8, 1942.
(b) September 18, 1942.
(c) October 21, 1939.
(d) June 19, 1942.

3. How heavy was the bomb that Haukelid planted on the ferry that was to transport the heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) 8 pounds.
(b) 14 pounds.
(c) 19 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

4. What was the population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1943?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 30,000.

5. What was the name of the area at Los Alamos where Robert Oppenheimer lived?
(a) Desert Row.
(b) Bathtub Row.
(c) Clubhouse Row.
(d) Classroom row.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. When was Ruth Werner sent to Britain to set up a network of informants to the Soviet Union?

3. 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"?

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

5. When was Harry Gold born?

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