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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?
(a) Norway.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Korea.
(d) France.

2. What mailing address did Dorothy McKibben give to the new scientists arriving in Santa Fe for the bomb project?
(a) P.O. Box 313, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(b) P.O. Box 0, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(c) P.O. Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) P.O. Box 212, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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

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

5. About how many uranium atoms have a total of 235 protons and neutrons?
(a) 1 out of 300.
(b) 1 out of 130.
(c) 1 out of 10.
(d) 1 out of 50.

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

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

8. What physicist was the scientific head of the Alsos mission?
(a) Enrico Fermi.
(b) Samuel Goudsmit.
(c) Jens Poulsson.
(d) Robert Serber.

9. Who was the leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?
(a) Kurt Diebner.
(b) Arne Kjelstrup.
(c) Samuel Goudsmit.
(d) Lewis Strauss.

10. What location in Santa Fe did Klaus Fuchs choose for future meetings with Harry Gold in 1945?
(a) The Crosby Theatre.
(b) The Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.
(c) The Castillo Street Bridge.
(d) The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.

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

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

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

14. Who was the Army Counter-Intelligence officer that questioned Paul Tibbets before he met with General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?
(a) Colonel John Wilson.
(b) Colonel Boris Pash.
(c) Colonel John Lansdale.
(d) Major Robert Furman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were saved by a rescue boat when the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant was bombed?

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

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

4. What was the real name of the man that interviewed Dorothy McKibben for a job in Santa Fe in March of 1943?

5. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?

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