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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 Robert Oppenheimer born and raised?

2. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

3. When was Ruth Werner sent to Britain to set up a network of informants to the Soviet Union?

4. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?

5. On what date was Albert Einstein's letter to the U.S. President warning of Germany's development of an atomic bomb delivered?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the events and alliances of World War II from September 1, 1939 through January of 1941. What was the United States’ position regarding the war? What was the position of the Soviet Union? Who were Hitler’s allies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard Feynman’s role with the Manhattan Project. Why was Feynman considered a troublemaker? What assignment was he given in Oak Ridge, Tennessee? How did he go about fulfilling his objective?

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