Association of Los Alamos Scientists By Robert Oppenheimer

What is J. Robert Oppenheimer considered the "father of"?

• The Manhattan Project

• The atomic bomb

• Nuclear energy

• The Cold War

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When did Oppenheimer give his speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists?

• Before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• A few months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• During World War I

• After the Cold War

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What was the main purpose of Oppenheimer's speech?

• To discuss the technical details of the atomic bomb

• To address the Association of Los Alamos Scientists and share his views on the development of nuclear weapons

• To announce a new scientific project

• To criticize the U.S. government

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What does Oppenheimer express gratitude for in his speech?

• The success of the Manhattan Project

• The opportunity to talk to the Executive Committee

• The development of nuclear weapons

• The end of World War II

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What does Oppenheimer mean by "the fix" we are in?

• A difficult situation

• A scientific breakthrough

• A political victory

• A financial crisis

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What is the main idea of the passage?

• The role of scientists as technical advisors to the Secretary of War and the President.

• The impact of the creation of the atomic bomb and atomic weapons.

• The importance of understanding the historical context of scientific developments.

• The relationship between science and common sense.

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According to the passage, what forced scientists to reconsider the relationship between science and common sense?

• The development of atomic theory and its interpretation in terms of complementarity.

• The recognition that the ways in which human beings attempted to deal with reality were inadequate.

• The radical views of what the issues are.

• The threat that science offered throughout the Christian world.

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What does the author suggest about the conceptions of nuclear fission?

• They have strained many men’s attempts to understand them.

• They have not strained any man’s attempt to understand them.

• They have led to a deep understanding of the issues.

• They have been easy for people who had not been through the experience.

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What does the author compare the impact of the atomic bomb to?

• The early days of physical science.

• The theories of evolution.

• The days of the renaissance.

• The threat that science offered throughout the Christian world.

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What does the author mean by saying "the very existence of science is threatened, and its value is threatened"?

• The development of atomic weapons has made science less valuable.

• The radical views of scientists have made science less valuable.

• The inadequacy of the ways in which human beings deal with reality has made science less valuable.

• The impact of the atomic bomb has made science less valuable.

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