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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 did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?
(a) He shot himself in the arm.
(b) He almost drowned in a river.
(c) He shot himself in the foot.
(d) He broke his arm climbing a fence.

2. When was Ruth Werner sent to Britain to set up a network of informants to the Soviet Union?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1942.

3. How old was Colonel Leslie Groves when he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) 51.
(b) 46.
(c) 39.
(d) 29.

4. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?
(a) May 22, 1942.
(b) September 18, 1942.
(c) June 19, 1942.
(d) October 21, 1939.

5. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.
(b) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(c) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(d) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Robert Oppenheimer when he first voted in a presidential election?

2. On what date did General Groves first meet Robert Oppenheimer?

3. When did German forces capture Norway and Denmark during World War II?

4. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

5. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the KGB feel about Robert Oppenheimer and his position at the Manhattan Project?

3. What led the Soviets to believe that the United States was making progress toward atomic weaponry, according to the author in “Enormoz”?

4. What was the situation with the Vemork plant in February of 1943?

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

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

7. How are Robert Oppenheimer’s childhood and education described in “Skinny Superhero”?

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

9. What led to Harry Gold’s involvement in Soviet espionage? Who solicited Gold to inform for the Soviets?

10. How did Colonel Groves respond when his candidate for the leader of the Manhattan Project did not pass an army physical?

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