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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?
(a) November 16, 1942.
(b) October 21, 1939.
(c) December 18, 1942.
(d) October 8, 1942.

3. When was Ruth Werner sent to Britain to set up a network of informants to the Soviet Union?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1942.

4. Where was Franklin Roosevelt's family home?
(a) Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(b) Hyde Park, New York.
(c) Passaic, New Jersey.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

5. When did Robert Oppenheimer abandon his date in a car, according to the author in "Skinny Superhero"?
(a) February, 1934.
(b) March, 1932.
(c) July, 1941.
(d) September, 1933.

6. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?
(a) Colonel Scott Miller.
(b) Colonel Brehon Somervell.
(c) Colonel John Wilson.
(d) Colonel Richard Brennan.

7. Where were Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard both born?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Hungaria.

8. Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree to combine their resources and work on atomic weapons in the United States?
(a) Because the United States had the advantage of top scientists.
(b) Because Britain was about to ally with Germany.
(c) Because Britain was under attack from German bombers.
(d) Because Britain was inundated with Soviet spies.

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

10. Where did Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard find Albert Einstein in "Finding Einstein"?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(c) New Paltz, New York.
(d) Peconic, New York.

11. When was Robert Oppenheimer born?
(a) November 1, 1914.
(b) December 11, 1910.
(c) April 22, 1904.
(d) May 22, 1908.

12. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Communist Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Labor Party.

13. Where did Haukelid's training group go to attend parachute school?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Canada.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Norway.

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

15. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?
(a) September 18, 1942.
(b) May 22, 1942.
(c) June 19, 1942.
(d) October 21, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Klaus Fuchs earn his PhD?

2. On what date was the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in the opening of "On the Cliff"?

3. On what date was Albert Einstein's letter to the U.S. President warning of Germany's development of an atomic bomb delivered?

4. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?

5. What date is described in the Prologue of Bomb?

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