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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did the United States test its first hydrogen bomb?
(a) October 21, 1953.
(b) April 22, 1954.
(c) May 22, 1950.
(d) November 1, 1952.

2. Who recruited David Greenglass to spy for the Soviets?
(a) George Eltenton.
(b) Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
(c) Richard Brennan.
(d) Ted Hall.

3. What is the atomic number of uranium?
(a) 92.
(b) 180.
(c) 96.
(d) 72.

4. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?
(a) 40.
(b) 33.
(c) 51.
(d) 35.

5. Who was Japan's top atomic physicist during WWII?
(a) Torashiro Kawabe.
(b) Shigenori Togo.
(c) Korechika Anami.
(d) Yoshio Nishina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Moe Berg's profession prior to his work for the OSS in World War II?

3. Where did Ted Hall earn his PhD?

4. Who was the Army Counter-Intelligence officer that questioned Paul Tibbets before he met with General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?

5. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?

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