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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 Paul Tibbets ordered to go to meet with Air Force General Uzal Ent in the summer of 1944?

2. How far is Okinawa from the Japanese mainland?

3. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?

4. At what hotel did Dorothy McKibben meet her potential employer to interview for a confidential job in March of 1943?

5. What mailing address did Dorothy McKibben give to the new scientists arriving in Santa Fe for the bomb project?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the residents in the surrounding areas of Los Alamos react to the project there when it began?

3. How did the Alsos mission evolve after Nazi Germany’s surrender?

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

5. With whom was Carl Eifler replaced in the mission regarding Heisenberg? Why was he replaced?

6. What was the objective of the Alsos mission with Heisenberg?

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

8. Who was Dorothy McKibben? How did she gain employment on the Manhattan Project?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss Colonel Carl Eifler’s involvement in the Manhattan Project. What mission was Eifler given? Why was he replaced in this mission? How did he respond to being replaced?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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