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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ted Hall work after leaving the U.S. in 1962?
(a) Zurich University.
(b) The University of Bristol.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) Special Training School No. 3.

2. When was Harry Gold born?
(a) December 11, 1910.
(b) May 22, 1915.
(c) March 29, 1908.
(d) July 7, 1917.

3. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?
(a) The 49th Air Brigade.
(b) The 219th Composite Group.
(c) The 109th Composite Group.
(d) The 509th Composite Group.

4. Who offered Dorothy McKibben a secretarial job in March of 1943?
(a) Henry Stimson.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Joe Stevenson.
(d) George Eltenton.

5. How did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?
(a) He broke his arm climbing a fence.
(b) He almost drowned in a river.
(c) He shot himself in the foot.
(d) He shot himself in the arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship carried the uranium for its trip to Tinian?

2. What nickname was Robert Oppenheimer given after the end of WWII?

3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?

4. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?

5. How many barrels of heavy water were loaded onto the ferry to be transported from the Vemork plant when Haukelid rigged a bomb on the ferry?

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