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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 Samuel Goudsmit corner physicist Walther Bothe in February of 1945?

2. Who invited William Laurence to attend the test shot of the plutonium bomb?

3. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What information was passed to the KGB via Ted Hall and Saville Sax in December of 1944?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the public perceptions of the site at Los Alamos. How did the people in the surrounding communities react to the influx of scientists and military personnel in the area? What rumors emerged? How did the government respond to these rumors?

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 Robert Oppenheimer’s childhood, education, and career. How did Oppenheimer become involved in the Manhattan Project? What was his role in the project? How does the author characterize Oppenheimer in the narrative?

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