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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?
(a) 26.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 41.

2. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) The University of California, Berkeley.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The University of Chicago.

3. What date is described in the Prologue of Bomb?
(a) May 22, 1950.
(b) September 18, 1951.
(c) November 1, 1952.
(d) July 12, 1945.

4. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

5. On what date was the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in the opening of "On the Cliff"?
(a) December 11, 1941.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) May 22, 1943.
(d) June 19, 1942.

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

7. What was Poulsson's answer to the pre-arranged security question, "What did you see walking down the Strand in the early hours of January 1, 1941?"
(a) "Two dogs in a boat."
(b) "Three pink elephants."
(c) "A tank rolling down the street."
(d) "A beaver on a dam."

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

9. Who were the FBI agents at Harry Gold's door in the Prologue to Bomb?
(a) James Wilson and Peter Martin.
(b) Ted Hall and Lewis Strauss.
(c) Derek Curtis-Bennett and Paul Sachs.
(d) Scott Miller and Richard Brennan.

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

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

12. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(b) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.
(c) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(d) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.

13. How old was Harry Gold when World War II began?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

14. On what date did Hitler's Germany launch a massive invasion of Poland?
(a) November 1, 1937.
(b) September 1, 1939.
(c) December 11, 1938.
(d) April 22, 1940.

15. 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"?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 6 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?

2. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?

3. Who informed Robert Oppenheimer about the German chemists finding the uranium could be split, according to the author in "The U Business"?

4. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?

5. Who was the U.S. President in July of 1939?

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