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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reaction Begins" – "Epilogue".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was General Lestlie Groves's top intelligence officer in late 1943?
(a) Lt. Colonel Boris Pash.
(b) Major Robert Furman.
(c) Colonel John Wilson.
(d) General George Marshall.

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

4. What was the name of the ferry boat that the Germans were using to transport heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) The Phantom.
(b) The Vesper.
(c) The Tiger.
(d) The Hydro.

5. When did the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium hold its first meeting?
(a) May 22, 1940.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) October 11, 1939.
(d) September 1, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name did Dorothy McKibben's potential employer introduce himself when he interviewed with her at a Santa Fe hotel in March of 1943?

2. Who was Truman's Secretary of State in 1945?

3. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?

4. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?

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

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