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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 Franklin Roosevelt's family home?
2. Upon landing on the Vemork mission, how long did Poulsson tell his team they had to "reconnoiter the plant, get information on the German guards, and check on the landing site"?
3. Where was Richard Feynman studying when he joined the Los Alamos project?
4. How did Haukelid injure himself during a training exercise before the special mission he was selected for, according to the author in "International Gangster School"?
5. Where was Robert Oppenheimer born and raised?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe surveillance of Communists in the U.S. in “Rapid Rupture”?
2. What agreement was made between the U.S. President and British Prime Minister on June 19, 1942?
3. Who was Lise Meitner and what role did she play in the discovery of nuclear fission?
4. What was the outcome of Haukelid and Poulsson’s mission in February of 1943?
5. How would you describe Robert Oppenheimer’s loyalty to the U.S. in his work for the Manhattan Project?
6. How was the compound at Los Alamos developed? Who came to the compound?
7. How is Robert Oppenheimer characterized as a professor in “Skinny Superhero”?
8. What happened when the FBI searched Harry Gold’s room in the Prologue to Bomb?
9. How did Robert Oppenheimer come to learn about Otto Hahn’s work in Germany?
10. What led to Harry Gold’s involvement in Soviet espionage? Who solicited Gold to inform for the Soviets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the differences between uranium and plutonium weapons. What are the different types of weapons styles that were used in Fat Man and Little Boy? Why were these styles different based on their use of plutonium or uranium?
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
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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