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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "The Evils of This Time".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Klaus Fuchs come to Los Alamos?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1942.

2. What theory or principle does Albert Einstein not accept?
(a) The uncertainty principle.
(b) Complementarity.
(c) The relativity theory.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

3. In 1940, how long does the MAUD Committee think it takes its members to create an atomic weapon?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

4. Who is the financial mainstay of pioneering Jewish settlements in Palestine when World War I begins?
(a) Andrew Carnegie.
(b) David Lloyd George.
(c) Edmond de Rothchild.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

5. What is the specific topic of Bohr's controversial paper in 1913?
(a) Quantam theory.
(b) Atomic bomb.
(c) Water tension.
(d) Atoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of Enrico Fermi's fundamental paper?

2. What is the subject of Leo Szilard's patent applications in England?

3. When do the Germans surrender at Stalingrad?

4. What does Oppenheimer and a group of scientists name the "Super"?

5. Who destroys the Norwegian heavy-water installation in February 1943?

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