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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. Who was the Army Chief of Staff in late 1943?

2. How old was Paul Tibbets in the summer of 1944?

3. Where was Moe Berg to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg for his mission?

4. How many barrels of heavy water were loaded onto the ferry to be transported from the Vemork plant when Haukelid rigged a bomb on the ferry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What preparations were made prior to the testing of the first nuclear weapon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

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?

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