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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Pilot" – "Hiroshima".

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) Luis Alvarez.
(b) Alexander Feklisov.
(c) Robert Oppenheimer.
(d) Alexander Sachs.

2. Where was Moe Berg to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg for his mission?
(a) The University of Bristol.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) Zurich University.
(d) Oxford University.

3. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?
(a) June 19, 1944.
(b) February 21, 1945.
(c) October 8, 1943.
(d) December 18, 1944.

4. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?
(a) Lise Meitner.
(b) Sarah Williams.
(c) Ruth Werner.
(d) Melba Phillips.

5. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) The University of California, Berkeley.
(d) The University of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?

2. Near what town was the Vemork power plant located?

3. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?

4. What was the real name of the man that interviewed Dorothy McKibben for a job in Santa Fe in March of 1943?

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

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