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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. On what date was the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in the opening of "On the Cliff"?

2. In what year did the FBI open a file on Robert Oppenheimer?

3. Where did Robert Oppenheimer work as a theoretical physicist and professor of physics in the 1930s?

4. What is the atomic number of uranium?

5. How many neutrons are contained in the nucleus of a normal hydrogen atom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the KGB feel about Robert Oppenheimer and his position at the Manhattan Project?

2. How does the author describe surveillance of Communists in the U.S. in “Rapid Rupture”?

3. How did Robert Oppenheimer come to learn about Otto Hahn’s work in Germany?

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

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

6. What was the first mission that Haukelid and Poulsson were assigned after training?

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

8. What led to Robert Oppenheimer’s interest and involvement in politics?

9. How would you describe Robert Oppenheimer’s loyalty to the U.S. in his work for the Manhattan Project?

10. How was the compound at Los Alamos developed? Who came to the compound?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Trinity Test. When did this test occur? Who was present, and where were the observers located? How was the test recorded? What were the results of the test?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the development at Los Alamos. How many scientists resided at the compound that was built there? What resources were available for their research? Why was this location selected?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the public perceptions of the site at Los Alamos. How did the people in the surrounding communities react to the influx of scientists and military personnel in the area? What rumors emerged? How did the government respond to these rumors?

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