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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. What alias did Ruth Werner use in Oxford, England?

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

4. Who informed Robert Oppenheimer about the German chemists finding the uranium could be split, according to the author in "The U Business"?

5. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led to Franklin Roosevelt’s discovery of German atomic research? Who wrote to the President and what was suggested?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the education and career of Igor Kurchatov. What was Kurchatov’s position in the Soviet Union during World War II? What developments occurred through Kurchatov?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the development at Los Alamos. How many scientists resided at the compound that was built there? What resources were available for their research? Why was this location selected?

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