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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. With whom did Knut Haukelid spend the winter in the mountains of Norway after the Vemork attack?

2. What ship carried the uranium for its trip to Tinian?

3. What training site did Paul Tibbets choose to work on his strategy for dropping an atomic bomb in 1944?

4. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?

5. What does the Army's "CIC" refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the death of President Franklin Roosevelt described in “Falling Stars”?

2. What information was passed to the KGB via Ted Hall and Saville Sax in December of 1944?

3. What was Richard Feynman’s mission in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

4. What efforts were made to thwart rumors about the Los Alamos site?

5. Who was Theodore Hall? How did Hall become involved in the Manhattan Project?

6. Where were the German scientists taken after the end of World War II in Europe?

7. Who was William Laurence? Why was he in attendance at the Trinity Test?

8. What was Dorothy McKibben’s job description at Los Alamos? What were her duties?

9. What questions did Harry Truman pose regarding the Manhattan Project in 1945?

10. What did Oppenheimer expect to happen to the Manhattan Project after Germany’s surrender? Was he correct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Robert Oppenheimer’s childhood, education, and career. How did Oppenheimer become involved in the Manhattan Project? What was his role in the project? How does the author characterize Oppenheimer in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Theodore Hall and his involvement with the Manhattan Project. How did Hall become involved with Soviet espionage? What information did Hall leak to the Soviets? What became of Hall after the war?

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