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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 did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?
(a) 100 miles away.
(b) 65 miles away.
(c) 45 miles away.
(d) 10 miles away.

2. What physicist was the scientific head of the Alsos mission?
(a) Enrico Fermi.
(b) Robert Serber.
(c) Samuel Goudsmit.
(d) Jens Poulsson.

3. How many years of evidence was Harry Gold racing to destroy in the Prologue?
(a) 17 years of evidence.
(b) 20 years of evidence.
(c) 12 years of evidence.
(d) 4 years of evidence.

4. What does S.O.E. stand for?
(a) Selective Operations Establishment.
(b) Special Operations Executive.
(c) Secret Operations Entity.
(d) Special Ordinance Elective.

5. What was the name of the area from where William Laurence and the scientists observed the testing of the plutonium bomb?
(a) Compana Hill.
(b) Bathtub Row.
(c) Trinity.
(d) St. Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Great Britain's military intelligence agency?

2. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

3. How many people were aboard the ferry as it transported heavy water from the Vemork plant?

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

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

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