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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Harry Truman meet Joseph Stalin for the first time?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) London, England.
(c) Zurich, Switzerland.
(d) Potsdam, Germany.

2. How much money did Harry Gold hand over to David Greenglass for his information in 1945?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $700.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $500.

3. Where did Ted Hall work after leaving the U.S. in 1962?
(a) Zurich University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) The University of Bristol.
(d) Special Training School No. 3.

4. How old was Jens Poulsson when he was chosen as the leader of a special mission to attack the Vemork power plant?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 24.

5. When did Adolf Hitler take over as Chancellor of Germany?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Moe Berg to attend a lecture by Werner Heisenberg for his mission?

2. When did Robert Oppenheimer abandon his date in a car, according to the author in "Skinny Superhero"?

3. Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree to combine their resources and work on atomic weapons in the United States?

4. What was the name of the horse that Robert Oppenheimer kept at Los Alamos?

5. How many workers were living in trailers around the erection of the secret plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by early 1944?

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