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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. Where was physicist Neils Bohr from?

2. Who was the British Colonel that relayed Poulsson's mission regarding the Vemork power plant?

3. When was Robert Oppenheimer born?

4. What is the atomic number of uranium?

5. Who did Peter Ivanov send to talk to Robert Oppenheimer and feel out his Communist sensibilities at Berkeley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Robert Oppenheimer characterized as a professor in “Skinny Superhero”?

4. What was the outcome of Haukelid and Poulsson’s mission in February of 1943?

5. Who were Zalmond Franklin and Clarence Hiskey and how did they contribute to Soviet espionage?

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

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

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

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

10. What led to Franklin Roosevelt’s discovery of German atomic research? Who wrote to the President and what was suggested?

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

Discuss the significance of Enrico Fermi’s Chicago Pile-1. What were the objectives of Fermi’s experiment? What were the results? How did these results contribute to the Manhattan Project?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard Feynman’s role with the Manhattan Project. Why was Feynman considered a troublemaker? What assignment was he given in Oak Ridge, Tennessee? How did he go about fulfilling his objective?

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