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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Adolf Hitler launch a four-million man invasion across the Soviet border, despite his agreements not to do so?

2. Where did Tom Black arrange for Harry Gold to take a job in Jersey City in 1933?

3. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

4. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?

5. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was chosen to be the scientific leader of the Manhattan Project in 1942? What reservations were expressed regarding this individual?

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

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

5. How was the compound at Los Alamos developed? Who came to the compound?

6. How is Robert Oppenheimer characterized as a professor in “Skinny Superhero”?

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

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

9. How does the author describe surveillance of Communists in the U.S. in “Rapid Rupture”?

10. What was the first mission that Haukelid and Poulsson were assigned after training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile-1. What were the objectives of Fermi’s experiment? What were the results? How did these results contribute to the Manhattan Project?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the objectives of the Alsos mission after the surrender of Germany. What was done in regard to the German physicists and scientists? Why? Do you think that this mission was effective?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Theodore Hall and his involvement with the Manhattan Project. How did Hall become involved with Soviet espionage? What information did Hall leak to the Soviets? What became of Hall after the war?

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