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A review of the book Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
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1
Which of the following words means
“extreme physical or mental tiredness?”
precipice
fatigue
radiation poisoning
critical mass
2
What was the importance of destroying the Vemork Hydroelectric in Norway?
It would force the United States to enter the war.
It would cause the Germans to bomb and destroy Norway.
The Germans needed the heavy water to build a bomb.
It would knock out all the electricity in Norway.
3
Which of the following words means
“an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock?”
precipice
fission
bilge
saboteur
4
Who was a Communist, German-born physicist sent from Britain to work on the Manhattan Project?
Klaus Fuchs
Albert Einstein
Otto Hahn
Ted Hall
5
Who was the US Army colonel who was made general and military leader of the Manhattan Project?
Leslie Groves
Harry Truman
Robert Oppenheimer
Paul Tibbets
6
Which of the following words means
“showing mixed feelings of respect, wonder, and dread?”
obliteration
awestricken
expectancy
imminent
7
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hilter
Harry Truman
8
Which Japanese city was attacked with the first atomic bomb?
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Iwo Jima
9
Which was NOT a change that made people of Santa Fe curious about operations at Los Alamos?
There were no open jobs for locals but clearly a big project
army trucks drove up the hill loaded but came back empty
FBI investigators went around interviewing everyone
many men with European accents were arriving to town
10
At what college did Oppenheimer work before joining the Manhattan Project?
University of California at Berkeley
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
Columbia University in New York City
Harvard University in Massachusetts
11
All of the following were requirements for the site of the atomic bomb lab EXCEPT
had to be remote, so work could be kept secret
near uranium and plutonium mines, so materials easy to get
have buildings in place, so work could start immediately
close to railroads so people & equipment could be moved fast
12
Which scientist sent a letter to Roosevelt urging him to speed up the work on the bomb?
Robert Oppenheimer
Enrico Fermi
Albert Einstein
Sir Issac Newton
13
Which is NOT a problem Groves saw with putting Oppenheimer in charge of the Manhattan Project?
He failed the Army physical examination; unfit for combat.
He German-born & had many Jewish relatives living there.
FBI investigations showed past associations with communists.
He was absent-minded and had no experience in leadership.
14
Who was the US Army colonel put in charge of the crew that would drop the bombs on Japan?
Joseph Stalin
Knut Haukelid
Leslie Groves
Paul Tibbets
15
What was the purpose of the Uranium Committee?
To find commercial and medical uses for uranium.
To improve the conditions of miners working uranium mines.
To plan the Allied invasion of Axis territories in Europe.
To build an atomic bomb for the Allies to use in WWII.
16
Oppenheimer gave information to the communists.
True or false?
False
True
17
Oppenheimer had friends who were communists.
True or false?
True
False
18
Which of the following words means
“disgusting or gruesome?”
imminent
ghoulish
bilge
Gestapo
19
Which of the following words means
“a business or industrial activity?”
Gestapo
precipice
bilge
enterprise
20
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Axis Powers?
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Italy
21
What was the name of the ship that carried the atomic bomb from the US to the island of Tinian?
USS Memphis
USS San Diego
USS Milwaukee
USS Indianapolis
22
Which of the following words means
“to do away with completely so that no trace remains?”
critical mass
obliterate
Gestapo
saboteur
23
Which of these people was a scientist who was part of the Manhattan Project?
Albert Einstein
Enrico Fermi
Leslie Groves
Robert Serber
24
Which of following was NOT something that happened in the post-war era?
Red Scare of the 1950s – a hunt for Communists in the US
Germany completed their first successful atomic weapons test
Oppenheimer's security clearance taken; accused of being spy
Countries raced to build the more powerful “super” bomb
25
Who was an 18 year old Harvard physics student recruited to work on the Manhattan Project?
Ted Hall
Robert Oppenheimer
Klaus Fuchs
Robert Serber
26
Oppenheimer compared the United States and the Soviet Union to which of the following?
two spoiled children
Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun
Superman and Lex Luthor
two scorpions in a bottle
27
Which of the following words means
“to increase, enlarge, or intensify?”
inaccessible
escalate
critical mass
annihilation
28
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
29
Which of the following words means
“about to occur?”
expectancy
imminent
surveillance
precipice
30
Which of the following words means
“complete destruction?”
annihilation
ghoulish
imminent
precipice
31
What were the code names for the two bombs that were dropped over Japan?
Fat Lady and Skinny Man
Fat Girl and Little Woman
The Giant and the Gnat
Little Boy and Fat Man
32
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Allied Powers?
Soviet Union (Russia)
United States
Great Britain
Switzerland
33
Which scientist discovered that an atom could be split?
Enrico Fermi
Albert Einstein
Otto Hahn
Klaus Fuchs
34
Who was a soldier involved in military operations related to the bomb? (Pick 1 of the 2)
Knut Haukelid
Klaus Fuchs
Paul Tibbets
Ted Hall
35
What was the name of the B-29 bomber that carried the first atomic bomb to Japan?
Sweet Sue
Beautiful Betty
Glamorous Glennis
Enola Gay
36
Which of the following words means
“remote or impossible to reach?”
escalate
ghoulish
saboteur
inaccessible
37
Who was the leader of Japan during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Franklin Roosevelt
38
Who was one of the two leaders of the United States during World War II? (Pick 1 of the 2)
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
39
Which of the following statements about Harry Gold and Tom Black’s relationship is FALSE?
Tom was interested in info for making industrial chemicals.
Tom got Harry a construction job during the Depression.
Tom asked Harry to get secrets from Pennsylvania Sugar Co.
Harry became a courier, delivering information to Tom.
40
All of the following were reasons Oppenheimer became interested in politics EXCEPT
the violent rise of Hilter and the Nazi party
his own Jewish family and friends in Germany
the new weapons developed by Soviet physicists
the economic troubles of the Great Depression
41
Which of these people were KGB spies inside the Manhattan Project? (Pick 1 of the 2.)
Ted Hall
Albert Einstein
Klaus Fuchs
Robert Oppenheimer
42
Why did Ted Hall think it would be safer if a 2nd major county also had the atomic bomb?
materials were rare; no country would have enough to build 1
neither one would use it knowing the other would fire back
other countries were in better position to use it on Germany
the horrors of war would usher in a period of peace
43
Oppenheimer was a communist.
True or false?
False
True
44
Who was the Italian physicist who engineered the first chain reaction test?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Albert Einstein
Otto Hahn
Enrico Fermi
45
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
Franklin Roosevelt
46
Which of the following words means
“the act of looking forward to something?”
awestricken
surveillance
expectancy
escalate
47
Which of these spies for the KGB did not spend time in prison?
Ted Hall
Harry Gold
All three went to prison.
Klaus Fuchs
48
Who was the thin, chain-smoking physicist appointed the director of the Manhattan Project?
Enrico Fermi
Robert Serber
Robert Oppenheimer
Klaus Fuchs
49
List the three atomic bombs in order from most powerful to least powerful.
the uranium bomb, the plutonium bomb, the hydrogen bomb
the plutonium bomb, the uranium bomb, the hydrogen bomb
the hydrogen bomb, the uranium bomb, the plutonium bomb
the hydrogen bomb, the plutonium bomb, the uranium bomb
50
Which of the following words means
“to create or invent something using skill & intelligence?”
fission
concoct
escalate
obliterate
51
Who was the Norwegian resistance fighter who worked as a radio operator & spy?
Semyon Semyonov
Klaus Fuchs
Moe Berg
Knut Haukelid
52
Who lived in Philadelphia worked as a courier and KGB spy for 17 years?
Klaus Fuchs
Harry Gold
Paul Tibbets
Ted Hall
53
Which of the following is NOT something that made Moe Berg a good spy?
worked as a lawyer and traveled the world
studied atomic physics and many languages
an ability to pass for a number of nationalities
played fifteen seasons of big league baseball
