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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 leader of Hitler's bomb project during WWII?

2. Who offered Dorothy McKibben a secretarial job in March of 1943?

3. How much money did Harry Gold hand over to David Greenglass for his information in 1945?

4. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?

5. How many workers were living in trailers around the erection of the secret plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by early 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Describe “Operation Gunnerside.” Who was involved in this mission? Where did the mission take place? What were the objectives of the mission? Were these objectives met?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss Knut Haukelid’s childhood, education, and career. How was Haukelid involved in the nuclear arms race during WWII? What training did Haukelid receive? In what ways were his missions different than others in armed combat?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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