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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

2. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?
(a) 2 miles away.
(b) 10 miles away.
(c) 20 miles away.
(d) 6 miles away.

3. Who was the contact in New York that Saville Sax delivered Ted Hall's notes to in late 1944?
(a) Ruth Werner.
(b) Hans Bethe.
(c) Samuel Goudsmit.
(d) Anatoly Yatzkov.

4. Where was Paul Tibbets ordered to go to meet with Air Force General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?
(a) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(b) Fort Bragg, California.
(c) Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(d) Spokane, Washington.

5. 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 Sachs.
(c) Alexander Feklisov.
(d) Robert Oppenheimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Harry Gold arrive in Santa Fe to meet with Klaus Fuchs?

2. What was Poulsson's answer to the pre-arranged security question, "What did you see walking down the Strand in the early hours of January 1, 1941?"

3. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?

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

5. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

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