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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 the second secret plant developed to produce U-235?

2. Where was Harry Truman a senator in early 1944?

3. How much money did Harry Gold hand over to David Greenglass for his information in 1945?

4. Who invited William Laurence to attend the test shot of the plutonium bomb?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Colonel Paul Tibbets ordered to report to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1944?

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

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

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

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

6. How did the United States government respond to questions regarding the blast from the Trinity Test?

7. How did the name “The Gadget” arise?

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

9. How are the results of the Trinity Test described in the narrative?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the effects of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. How many structures were damaged as a result of the blast? How many people were killed, both immediately and as a result of radiation poisoning? What impact did this attack have on the public’s perception of atomic weapons?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the objectives of the Alsos mission after the surrender of Germany. What was done in regard to the German physicists and scientists? Why? Do you think that this mission was effective?

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