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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did German forces capture Norway and Denmark during World War II?

2. In what year did Adolf Hitler annex Austria into his German Empire?

3. What political party did Tom Black pressure Harry Gold to join?

4. Who convinced Richard Feynman to join in the Los Alamos project?

5. Where did Harry Gold live when he was questioned by the FBI in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of Enrico Fermi’s experiments at the University of Chicago?

2. Who was Lise Meitner and what role did she play in the discovery of nuclear fission?

3. What led to Harry Gold’s involvement in Soviet espionage? Who solicited Gold to inform for the Soviets?

4. Describe Otto Hahn’s experiment in December of 1938. What was discovered in Hahn’s experiment?

5. What happened when the FBI searched Harry Gold’s room in the Prologue to Bomb?

6. What was the situation with the Vemork plant in February of 1943?

7. How did Colonel Groves respond when his candidate for the leader of the Manhattan Project did not pass an army physical?

8. What led the Soviets to believe that the United States was making progress toward atomic weaponry, according to the author in “Enormoz”?

9. What was the name of the mission Haukelid and Poulsson set out on in February of 1943? How did they go about the mission?

10. How are Robert Oppenheimer’s childhood and education described in “Skinny Superhero”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Knut Haukelid’s childhood, education, and career. How was Haukelid involved in the nuclear arms race during WWII? What training did Haukelid receive? In what ways were his missions different than others in armed combat?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Colonel Paul Tibbets and how was he involved in the Manhattan Project? What was Tibbets’s history and skill level? What was the mission Tibbets was given?

Essay Topic 3

What led Klaus Fuchs to inform to the Soviets during World War II? Where was Fuchs born? What were his political views? What happened to Fuchs after the war ended?

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