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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the U.S. learn that Klaus Fuchs is a Russian spy?
(a) February 1950.
(b) December 1945.
(c) March 1955.
(d) January 1948.

2. Who is the Secretary of War in 1942?
(a) Stimson.
(b) Bush.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Groves.

3. When do the Germans announce Hitler's suicide?
(a) Mary 7, 1945.
(b) April 30, 1945.
(c) May 20, 1945.
(d) May 1, 1945.

4. What does Oppenheimer and a group of scientists name the "Super"?
(a) The anticipated hydrogen bomb.
(b) The anticipated atomic bomb.
(c) The new cyclotron.
(d) The megatron accelerator.

5. Who drafts the historic directive releasing the atomic bomb for use?
(a) Byrnes.
(b) Truman.
(c) Tibbets.
(d) Groves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What company provides contracted employees to operate the Oak Ridge facility?

3. Who says, "I'll tell you what war is about. You've got to kill people, and when you've killed enough, they stop fighting."

4. Who comes up with the technical term "pile" or atomic pile?

5. After Edward Teller becomes an American citizen and moves to Manhattan, his research involves what?

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