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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Moe Berg to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg for his mission?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) Zurich University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) The University of Bristol.

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

3. What was the site named where the plutonium bomb would be tested for the Manhattan Project?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Trinity.
(c) Sub-Zero.
(d) Marketplace.

4. By what name did Dorothy McKibben's potential employer introduce himself when he interviewed with her at a Santa Fe hotel in March of 1943?
(a) Mr. Werner.
(b) Mr. Bradley.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Anderson.

5. With whom did Knut Haukelid spend the winter in the mountains of Norway after the Vemork attack?
(a) Arne Kjelstrup.
(b) Klaus Fuchs.
(c) Richard Brennan.
(d) Jens Poulsson.

6. What aircraft was Paul Tibbets helping the U.S. develop as a test pilot in the summer of 1944?
(a) The Hawker Demon.
(b) The B-29 bomber.
(c) The A-36 Apache.
(d) The Grumman Goblin.

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

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

9. Where was Paul Tibbets ordered to go to meet with Air Force General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?
(a) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(b) Fort Bragg, California.
(c) Spokane, Washington.
(d) Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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

11. On what date did Harry Gold arrive in Santa Fe to meet with Klaus Fuchs?
(a) July 12, 1945.
(b) June 2, 1945.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) February 21, 1945.

12. Where did Harry Truman meet Joseph Stalin for the first time?
(a) Potsdam, Germany.
(b) London, England.
(c) Zurich, Switzerland.
(d) Paris, France.

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

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

15. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book of poetry was used in Ted Hall's secret letters to Saville Sax?

3. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?

4. On what date was the first meeting of the physicists at the Los Alamos Ranch School?

5. Who accompanied the uranium as it was shipped toward the destination of Tinian?

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