WorksheetsPart 1: Three-Way Race
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Nuclear_______________ occurs when the nucleus of an atom splits, usually into two pieces. This reaction was discovered when a target of uranium was bombarded by _____________.
a)
fusion, protons
b)
fission, protons
c)
fusion, neutrons
d)
fission, neutrons
2.
Who was responsible for influencing President Roosevelt to form the Uranium Committee?
a)
Robert Oppenheimer
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Harry Gold
d)
Semyon Semyonov
3.
Who is this physicist?
a)
Luis Alvarez
b)
Leo Szilard
c)
Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Otto Hahn
4.
What is tradecraft?
a)
The art of spying
b)
The resistance movement
c)
Uranium Committee
d)
A name for the KGB
5.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States at
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Normandy Beach
c)
New York City
d)
Alaska
6.
Harry Gold was recruited to become a spy and courier for the Soviets.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner are credited with discovering nuclear fission.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who was rising to power in Germany?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Adolf Hitler
9.
The United States and the Soviet Union were allies that completely trusted one another by freely sharing information on how to construct an atomic weapon.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Knut Haukelid was a member of the __________________ resistance movement.
a)
Soviet
b)
Nazi
c)
British
d)
Norwegian
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