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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Reaction Begins" – "Epilogue".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Army Chief of Staff in late 1943?
(a) General George Marshall.
(b) Lt. Colonel Boris Pash.
(c) General Brehon Somervell.
(d) Colonel Kenneth Nichols.

2. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?
(a) Lise Meitner.
(b) Sarah Williams.
(c) Ruth Werner.
(d) Melba Phillips.

3. How did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?
(a) He almost drowned in a river.
(b) He broke his arm climbing a fence.
(c) He shot himself in the arm.
(d) He shot himself in the foot.

4. How old was Moe Berg when he was assigned the Heisenberg kidnapping mission?
(a) 41.
(b) 29.
(c) 50.
(d) 33.

5. What alias did Ruth Werner use in Oxford, England?
(a) Mrs. Meitner.
(b) Mrs. Brewer.
(c) Mrs. Phillips.
(d) Mrs. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did the British plane drop Poulsson's team from their intended drop target on the Vemork mission?

2. Who was Truman's Secretary of State in 1945?

3. Where did Eugene Wigner and Leo Szilard find Albert Einstein in "Finding Einstein"?

4. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?

5. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?

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