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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. 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?

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

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

4. By what name did Dorothy McKibben's potential employer introduce himself when he interviewed with her at a Santa Fe hotel in March of 1943?

5. On what date did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Colonel Carl Eifler respond to his mission regarding Heisenberg?

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

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

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 Theodore Hall and his involvement with the Manhattan Project. How did Hall become involved with Soviet espionage? What information did Hall leak to the Soviets? What became of Hall after the war?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the Manhattan Project today. What is the status of the United States’ nuclear weapons program? What finally brought about an end to the Cold War? What are the repercussions seen today due to the development of the atomic bomb? Do you think it was worth it? Why or why not?

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