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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. What was the name of the estate in England where the German scientists were taken after the European war ended?

2. Who flipped the switch that armed the plutonium bomb for testing in July of 1945?

3. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?

4. How old was Moe Berg when he was assigned the Heisenberg kidnapping mission?

5. Where did Harry Truman meet Joseph Stalin for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

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 3

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?

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