View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "blitzkrieg" translate to in English?

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

3. How much did Robert Oppenheimer weigh when he underwent an army physical prior to being appointed to the Manhattan Project?

4. Where was mathematician Stanislaw Ulam working when he was invited to a project for special war work?

5. Who was Robert Oppenheimer's date whom the author describes him abandoning in "Skinny Superhero"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Knut Haukelid described in the narrative? Where was he trained?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the development of the world’s first atomic weapon from its origin in Otto Hahn’s discovery of nuclear fission. What experiment did Hahn conduct? How did this experiment lead up to “Fat Man” and “Little Boy”?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the events and alliances of World War II from September 1, 1939 through January of 1941. What was the United States’ position regarding the war? What was the position of the Soviet Union? Who were Hitler’s allies?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 862 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample