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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To where did Knut Haukelid take a train following the bombing of the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Zurich.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.
2. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Kansas.
3. What was the population of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1943?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 30,000.
4. Where did Harry Truman meet Joseph Stalin for the first time?
(a) London, England.
(b) Paris, France.
(c) Zurich, Switzerland.
(d) Potsdam, Germany.
5. What training site did Paul Tibbets choose to work on his strategy for dropping an atomic bomb in 1944?
(a) Malvern, Nebraska.
(b) Los Alamos, New Mexico.
(c) Wendover, Utah.
(d) Juneau, Alaska.
6. What was the name of the ferry boat that the Germans were using to transport heavy water from the Vemork plant?
(a) The Vesper.
(b) The Hydro.
(c) The Phantom.
(d) The Tiger.
7. How old was Dorothy McKibben in March of 1943?
(a) 50.
(b) 33.
(c) 39.
(d) 45.
8. What did Saville Sax use for invisible ink in his notes for the Soviets?
(a) Milk.
(b) Honey.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Sulphuric acid.
9. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's assistant leading the first meeting at the Los Alamos Ranch School?
(a) Jens Poulsson.
(b) Luis Alvarez.
(c) Robert Serber.
(d) Enrico Fermi.
10. What was the name of the area from where William Laurence and the scientists observed the testing of the plutonium bomb?
(a) St. Lawrence.
(b) Compana Hill.
(c) Trinity.
(d) Bathtub Row.
11. What was Moe Berg's profession prior to his work for the OSS in World War II?
(a) He was a professional baseball player.
(b) He was a professional football player.
(c) He was a professional basketball player.
(d) He was a psychiatrist.
12. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?
(a) March, 1943.
(b) February, 1944.
(c) July, 1944.
(d) September, 1944.
13. Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of F.D.R.'s death?
(a) Robert Serber.
(b) Bob Wilson.
(c) Harlan Fiske Stone.
(d) Joe Stevenson.
14. Who flipped the switch that armed the plutonium bomb for testing in July of 1945?
(a) Robert Serber.
(b) Kenneth Bainbridge.
(c) Alexander Feklisov.
(d) Hans Bethe.
15. How many people were saved by a rescue boat when the ferry carrying heavy water from the Vemork plant was bombed?
(a) 19.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 27.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what date did Harry Gold travel to Massachusetts to locate Klaus Fuchs's sister's home?
2. What ship carried the uranium for its trip to Tinian?
3. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?
4. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?
5. With whom did Knut Haukelid spend the winter in the mountains of Norway after the Vemork attack?
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