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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "OSS" stand for?
(a) Office of Soviet Services.
(b) Office of Systems Services.
(c) Office of Strategic Services.
(d) Office of Social Services.

2. What was the name of the ferry boat that the Germans were using to transport heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) The Hydro.
(b) The Tiger.
(c) The Phantom.
(d) The Vesper.

3. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?
(a) September, 1944.
(b) July, 1944.
(c) February, 1944.
(d) March, 1943.

4. How old was Dorothy McKibben in March of 1943?
(a) 39.
(b) 33.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

5. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?
(a) The 109th Composite Group.
(b) The 509th Composite Group.
(c) The 49th Air Brigade.
(d) The 219th Composite Group.

6. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?
(a) Reno, Nevada.
(b) Roswell, New Mexico.
(c) Malvern, Indiana.
(d) Hanford, Washington.

7. Whose idea was it initially for the Americans to kidnap Werner Heisenberg?
(a) Jens Poulsson's.
(b) Arne Kjelstrup's.
(c) Robert Serber's.
(d) Hans Bethe's.

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

9. Who offered Dorothy McKibben a secretarial job in March of 1943?
(a) George Eltenton.
(b) Henry Stimson.
(c) Bob Wilson.
(d) Joe Stevenson.

10. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?
(a) Honey.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sulphuric acid.
(d) Coffee.

11. What was Moe Berg's profession prior to his work for the OSS in World War II?
(a) He was a professional baseball player.
(b) He was a professional basketball player.
(c) He was a psychiatrist.
(d) He was a professional football player.

12. Who flipped the switch that armed the plutonium bomb for testing in July of 1945?
(a) Hans Bethe.
(b) Kenneth Bainbridge.
(c) Robert Serber.
(d) Alexander Feklisov.

13. How many people were saved by a rescue boat when the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant was bombed?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 27.
(d) 5.

14. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?
(a) Central-Intelligence Corps.
(b) Counter-Intelligence Corps.
(c) Cultural Intelligence Corps.
(d) Community Intelligence Cadets.

15. How much money did Harry Gold hand over to David Greenglass for his information in 1945?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $700.

Short Answer Questions

1. What training site did Paul Tibbets choose to work on his strategy for dropping an atomic bomb in 1944?

2. How far is Okinawa from the Japanese mainland?

3. What aircraft was Paul Tibbets helping the U.S. develop as a test pilot in the summer of 1944?

4. What location in Santa Fe did Klaus Fuchs choose for future meetings with Harry Gold in 1945?

5. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?

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