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