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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Norway.
(d) Denmark.

2. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Illinois.

3. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?
(a) 115 pounds.
(b) 128 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) 136 pounds.

4. About how many uranium atoms have a total of 235 protons and neutrons?
(a) 1 out of 130.
(b) 1 out of 50.
(c) 1 out of 10.
(d) 1 out of 300.

5. Where did Tom Black arrange for Harry Gold to take a job in Jersey City in 1933?
(a) At a soap factory.
(b) At a telegram office.
(c) At a print shop.
(d) At a butcher shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?

2. Where did Haukelid's training group go to attend parachute school?

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

4. What does S.O.E. stand for?

5. 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"?

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