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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Stalin's head of secret police in late 1944?
(a) Samuel Goudsmit.
(b) Lavrenti Beria.
(c) Anatoly Yatzkov.
(d) Arne Kjelstrup.

2. What book of poetry was used in Ted Hall's secret letters to Saville Sax?
(a) Prufrock and Other Observations.
(b) Idylls of the King.
(c) Canterbury Tales.
(d) Leaves of Grass.

3. 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 Hydro.
(d) The Vesper.

4. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?
(a) June 19, 1944.
(b) October 8, 1943.
(c) December 18, 1944.
(d) February 21, 1945.

5. On what date was the first meeting of the physicists at the Los Alamos Ranch School?
(a) November 16, 1942.
(b) April 15, 1943.
(c) September 18, 1942.
(d) October 21, 1943.

6. How heavy was the bomb that Haukelid planted on the ferry that was to transport the heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) 19 pounds.
(b) 30 pounds.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 14 pounds.

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

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

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

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

11. How far is Okinawa from the Japanese mainland?
(a) 140 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 340 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

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

13. How old was Moe Berg when he was assigned the Heisenberg kidnapping mission?
(a) 41.
(b) 29.
(c) 33.
(d) 50.

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

15. What was the name of the estate in England where the German scientists were taken after the European war ended?
(a) Farm Hall.
(b) Werner House.
(c) Faulkner Hall.
(d) The Icehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?

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

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

4. Who was the leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?

5. How much money did Harry Gold hand over to David Greenglass for his information in 1945?

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