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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. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?

2. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?

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

4. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?

5. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the name of the mission Haukelid and Poulsson set out on in February of 1943? How did they go about the mission?

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

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

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

5. Describe Otto Hahn’s experiment in December of 1938. What was discovered in Hahn’s experiment?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between uranium and plutonium weapons. What are the different types of weapons styles that were used in Fat Man and Little Boy? Why were these styles different based on their use of plutonium or uranium?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Knut Haukelid’s childhood, education, and career. How was Haukelid involved in the nuclear arms race during WWII? What training did Haukelid receive? In what ways were his missions different than others in armed combat?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the Manhattan Project today. What is the status of the United States’ nuclear weapons program? What finally brought about an end to the Cold War? What are the repercussions seen today due to the development of the atomic bomb? Do you think it was worth it? Why or why not?

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