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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?
(a) 41.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 26.

2. When was Robert Oppenheimer born?
(a) December 11, 1910.
(b) May 22, 1908.
(c) April 22, 1904.
(d) November 1, 1914.

3. Upon landing on the Vemork mission, how long did Poulsson tell his team they had to "reconnoiter the plant, get information on the German guards, and check on the landing site"?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

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

5. Who informed Colonel Leslie Groves that he was selected for an important assignment in developing the atomic bomb?
(a) General Lewis Strauss.
(b) General Scott Miller.
(c) General Richard Brennan.
(d) General Brehon Somervell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Semyon Semyonov's KGB colleague that helped work with him to throw off the scent of the FBI, according to the author in "Rapid Rupture"?

2. How did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?

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

4. What does S.O.E. stand for?

5. What is the atomic number of uranium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the outcome of Haukelid and Poulsson’s mission in February of 1943?

2. Who were Zalmond Franklin and Clarence Hiskey and how did they contribute to Soviet espionage?

3. What led to Robert Oppenheimer’s interest and involvement in politics?

4. How would you describe Robert Oppenheimer’s loyalty to the U.S. in his work for the Manhattan Project?

5. How did Robert Oppenheimer come to learn about Otto Hahn’s work in Germany?

6. What were the results of Enrico Fermi’s experiments at the University of Chicago?

7. How is Knut Haukelid described in the narrative? Where was he trained?

8. Who was Lise Meitner and what role did she play in the discovery of nuclear fission?

9. What agreement was made between the U.S. President and British Prime Minister on June 19, 1942?

10. What happened when the FBI searched Harry Gold’s room in the Prologue to Bomb?

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