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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In what year did Adolf Hitler annex Austria into his German Empire?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1935.

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

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

11. Prior to the development of the atomic bomb, where did the largest man-made explosion in history occur?
(a) Halifax Harbor, Canada.
(b) Augusta Bay, Alaska.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Zurich, Switzerland.

12. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Norway.
(d) Canada.

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

14. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?
(a) September 18, 1942.
(b) October 8, 1942.
(c) October 21, 1939.
(d) June 19, 1942.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harry Gold travel to deliver the lab information to Soviet spies, according to the author in "Tradecraft"?

2. Where had Knut Haukelid been fighting the Germans in a resistance movement when he was met by British officers in "International Gangster School"?

3. Where did Tom Black arrange for Harry Gold to take a job in Jersey City in 1933?

4. When did Robert Oppenheimer abandon his date in a car, according to the author in "Skinny Superhero"?

5. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?

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