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

2. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?
(a) The Quartz.
(b) La Fonda.
(c) The Four Seasons.
(d) Casa Lorena.

3. Who told Oppenheimer after his visit to San Francisco in June of 1943, "In the future, please avoid seeing your questionable friends"?
(a) General Brehon Somervell.
(b) Colonel Kenneth Nichols.
(c) Colonel John Wilson.
(d) Colonel Boris Pash.

4. What ship carried the uranium for its trip to Tinian?
(a) The USS Cleveland.
(b) The USS Manhattan.
(c) The USS Pittsburgh.
(d) The USS Indianapolis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What location in Santa Fe did Klaus Fuchs choose for future meetings with Harry Gold in 1945?

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

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

4. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?

5. On what date did Harry Gold arrive in Santa Fe to meet with Klaus Fuchs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?

2. Who was Dorothy McKibben? How did she gain employment on the Manhattan Project?

3. What conflict arose regarding Jean Tatlock between Groves and the Army CIC?

4. Where were the German scientists taken after the end of World War II in Europe?

5. How are the results of the Trinity Test described in the narrative?

6. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?

7. What questions did Harry Truman pose regarding the Manhattan Project in 1945?

8. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

9. With whom was Carl Eifler replaced in the mission regarding Heisenberg? Why was he replaced?

10. What was Richard Feynman’s mission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

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