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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. What does the "OSS" stand for?
(a) Office of Soviet Services.
(b) Office of Social Services.
(c) Office of Systems Services.
(d) Office of Strategic Services.

2. What building had Colonel Leslie Groves overseen the construction of before he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) The U.S. Senate Chambers.
(b) The World Trade Center.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The White House.

3. Who was the top army intelligence officer on the West Coast in June of 1943?
(a) General Brehon Somervell.
(b) Lt. Colonel Robert Serber.
(c) Lt. Colonel John Wilson.
(d) Lt. Colonel Boris Pash.

4. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) New York, New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To where did Knut Haukelid take a train following the bombing of the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant?

2. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?

3. Who was General Lestlie Groves's top intelligence officer in late 1943?

4. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant leading the first meeting at the Los Alamos Ranch School?

5. Where were Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard both born?

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