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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 "Revelations".
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what does the nickname Dogpatch refer?
(a) Hanford facility.
(b) Oak Ridge facility.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Los Alamos.
2. When World War I begins, Bohr moves from Denmark to where?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) United States.
(c) Austria.
(d) England.
3. What two scientists are known to work together on gas warfare in German-occupied Brussels?
(a) Hahn and Haber.
(b) Haber and Meitner.
(c) Darwin and Meitner.
(d) Hahn and Darwin.
4. In 1939, who is President of Carnegie Institute and is reluctant to invest in chain-reaction experiments?
(a) Isador Rabi.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Vannevar Bush.
(d) George Bush.
5. When is pure plutonium extracted for the first time?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1940.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does Russia begin work on its atomic bomb project?
2. When does Rutherford announce that he splits the atom?
3. What element does Enrico Fermi and his team begin to experiment with?
4. When does Oppenheimer and his aides move to New Mexico?
5. What company provides contracted employees to operate the Oak Ridge facility?
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