Bomb: by Steve Sheinkin

Who discovered fission (that an atom could be split and release energy)?

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Otto Hahn

• Albert Einstein

• Klaus Fuchs

Why did Harry Gold give trade secrets to Tom Black?

• He felt obligated to Black for finding him a job.

• He was friends with him.

• He despised the United States.

• For the dolla dolla bills y'all

Why did the FBI open a file on Oppenheimer?

• He acted suspiciously.

• He was selling trade secrets to Tom Black.

• He was friends with Haakon Chevalier.

• They were trying to recruit him to join.

Who was the director of the Manhattan Project?

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Robert Serber

• Klaus Fuchs

• Otto Hahn

What was the importance of destroying the Vemork Hydroelectric in Norway?

• It would knock out all the electricity in Norway.

• The Germans needed the heavy water to build a bomb.

• It would cause the Germans to bomb Norway.

• The United States would enter the war.

Which of these statements is true?

• Oppenheimer was a communist.

• Oppenheimer had friends who were communists.

• Oppenheimer gave information to the communists.

• All of the statements are false.

What was the purpose of the Uranium Committee?

• To plan the Allied invasion of Europe.

• To find more uses for uranium.

• To improve the conditions of miners working in uranium mines.

• To build an atomic bomb the Allies could use in World War II.

What were the code names for the two bombs that were dropped over Japan?

• Little Girl and Fat Woman

• Fat Woman and Fat Man

• Little Boy and Fat Man

• The Giant and the Gnat

Which of these people gave information to the Soviets about the development of the atomic bomb?

• Robert Serber

• Klaus Fuchs

• Robert Oppenheimer

• Dorothy McKibben

What event caused Oppenheimer to concentrate on building a bomb that would defeat Hitler?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• Albert Einstein's compelling warning about Germany

• Oppenheimer's desire to be famous

• He was pressured into it