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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?
(a) February, 1944.
(b) September, 1944.
(c) March, 1943.
(d) July, 1944.

2. Why was the Manhattan Project given this code name?
(a) Because its initial offices were in Manhattan.
(b) Because Manhattan was the name of the man who developed the bomb.
(c) Because "Manhattan" was code for "bomb."
(d) Because the first atomic tests were to be performed in Manhattan.

3. How many people were saved by a rescue boat when the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant was bombed?
(a) 19.
(b) 27.
(c) 5.
(d) 16.

4. What aircraft was Paul Tibbets helping the U.S. develop as a test pilot in the summer of 1944?
(a) The B-29 bomber.
(b) The Hawker Demon.
(c) The Grumman Goblin.
(d) The A-36 Apache.

5. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) San Diego, California.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Adolf Hitler commit suicide?

2. Who was Japan's war minister in August of 1945?

3. What was the name of the second atomic bomb that Americans dropped on Japan?

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

5. Where was Carl Eifler reassigned by OSS director General William Donovan in late 1944?

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