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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. On what date did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?

2. What was the name of the ferry boat that the Germans were using to transport heavy water from the Vemork plant?

3. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant leading the first meeting at the Los Alamos Ranch School?

4. What was the population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1943?

5. Who was the contact in New York that Saville Sax delivered Ted Hall's notes to in late 1944?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conflict arose regarding Jean Tatlock between Groves and the Army CIC?

2. What questions did Harry Truman pose regarding the Manhattan Project in 1945?

3. How did the residents in the surrounding areas of Los Alamos react to the project there when it began?

4. What was Dorothy McKibben’s job description at Los Alamos? What were her duties?

5. Why was Colonel Paul Tibbets ordered to report to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1944?

6. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?

7. What was Richard Feynman’s mission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

8. How were the water barrels being transported from the Vemork plant in February of 1944? What was Haukelid’s mission?

9. Who was William Laurence? Why was he in attendance at the Trinity Test?

10. What efforts were made to thwart rumors about the Los Alamos site?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Colonel Paul Tibbets and how was he involved in the Manhattan Project? What was Tibbets’s history and skill level? What was the mission Tibbets was given?

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