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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 did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?

2. Where were Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard both born?

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

4. Where was Knut Haukelid born?

5. When was Harry Gold born?

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

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

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

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

6. Who were Zalmond Franklin and Clarence Hiskey and how did they contribute to Soviet espionage?

7. What was the outcome of Haukelid and Poulsson’s mission in February of 1943?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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