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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 Franklin D. Roosevelt die?

2. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?

3. How old was Dorothy McKibben in March of 1943?

4. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's former girlfriend whom he met in San Francisco on June 14, 1943?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where were the German scientists taken after the end of World War II in Europe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Colonel Carl Eifler’s involvement in the Manhattan Project. What mission was Eifler given? Why was he replaced in this mission? How did he respond to being replaced?

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

Discuss the significance of Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile-1. What were the objectives of Fermi’s experiment? What were the results? How did these results contribute to the Manhattan Project?

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