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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Operation Forager take place?
(a) United States.
(b) The Pacific.
(c) Europe.
(d) Russia.

2. When is the explosion of the first Russian atomic bomb?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1948.

3. What is the name of the plane that drops the first atomic bomb?
(a) Silverplate.
(b) Little Boy.
(c) Enola Gay.
(d) Mike.

4. When does Enrico Fermi move to Los Alamos?
(a) January 1944.
(b) June 1943.
(c) September 1944.
(d) February 1942.

5. Who destroys the Norwegian heavy-water installation in February 1943?
(a) British.
(b) Americans.
(c) French.
(d) Russians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Chief of Security for Groves?

2. After the dropping of the bombs, Leo Szilard leaves nuclear physics and goes into what field of study?

3. When does the Oak Ridge pilot reactor reach critical mass?

4. Who says,"The mission of this Allied force is fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7, 1945"?

5. What is the name of the plane that drops the second atomic bomb?

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