WorksheetsBomb: by Steve Sheinkin
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Who was chosen to be the military leader of the Manhattan Project?
Ted Hall
Joachim Ronneberg
Knut Haukelid
Leslie Groves
