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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "On the Cliff" – "High Concentration".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?
(a) 65 miles away.
(b) 100 miles away.
(c) 45 miles away.
(d) 10 miles away.

2. What building had Colonel Leslie Groves overseen the construction of before he was selected to oversee the bomb project?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) The World Trade Center.
(c) The U.S. Senate Chambers.
(d) The White House.

3. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Canada.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Denmark.

4. When did Adolf Hitler launch a four-million man invasion across the Soviet border, despite his agreements not to do so?
(a) June, 1941.
(b) April, 1940.
(c) July, 1940.
(d) May, 1939.

5. Prior to the development of the atomic bomb, where did the largest man-made explosion in history occur?
(a) Augusta Bay, Alaska.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Halifax Harbor, Canada.
(d) Zurich, Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Briggs Advisory Committee on Uranium hold its first meeting?

2. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?

3. On what date did Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves first visit the Los Alamos Ranch School to examine it as a site for testing?

4. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?

5. Where did Semyon Semyonov earn an engineering degree?

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