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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. Whose idea was it initially for the Americans to kidnap Werner Heisenberg?

2. What was the name of the Soviets' secret lab in the pine woods outside Moscow in 1943?

3. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?

4. Where was the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Oppenheimer expect to happen to the Manhattan Project after Germany’s surrender? Was he correct?

2. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?

3. How did the name “The Gadget” arise?

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

5. How are the results of the Trinity Test described in the narrative?

6. How did the United States government respond to questions regarding the blast from the Trinity Test?

7. How and why did the plot to kidnap Werner Heisenberg arise?

8. How did Colonel Carl Eifler respond to his mission regarding Heisenberg?

9. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led Klaus Fuchs to inform to the Soviets during World War II? Where was Fuchs born? What were his political views? What happened to Fuchs after the war ended?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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