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Manhattan Project Exam

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
2.
During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
3.
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
John F. Kennedy
4.
The scientists were scared of the damage the bomb created
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the 2 cities bombed with the Atomic bomb?
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Years after the bombs dropped, deaths occurred in high volumes
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What were the names of both bombs?
a)
Young boy and Old man
b)
Young man and Old boy
c)
Little boy and Fat man
8.
Who was the leading physicist of the Manhattan project
a)
Oppenheimer
b)
H.G. Wells
c)
Leo Szilard
d)
Einstein
9.

Where was the site of the first atomic bomb test?

a)

Oak Ridge, TN

b)

University of Chicago

c)

Trinity Site, New Mexico

d)

Hanford, Washington

10.

This person 'pulled rank' to ensure that Robert Oppenheimer was part of the Manhattan Project.

a)

Leslie Groves

b)

Enrico Fermi

c)

Carl Eifler

d)

Harry Gold

11.

What single act did Einstein do in producing the atomic bomb/

a)

E=mc2

b)

Signed the Letter to President Roosevelt

c)

Energy = mass times the speed of light squared

d)

Donate money

12.
 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
13.
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
14.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

Oppenheimer was a communist.

b)

Oppenheimer had friends who were communists.

c)

Oppenheimer gave information to the communists.

d)

All of the statements are false.

15.
Lesli Groves wanted...
a)
to stay in D.C. and work at a desk.
b)
to command infantry abroad. 
c)
to fly airplanes.
d)
to work on the Manhattan Project. 
16.
Groves was hand selected to lead the Manhattan Project because...
a)
he was good at keeping secrets. 
b)
he was a strict army commander. 
c)
he built the Pentagon on time and on budget. 
d)
FDR new he'd be irritated. 
17.
Physicists, chemists, and other specialized scientists were disappearing to...
a)
Manhattan
b)
Santa Fe
c)
Los Alamos
d)
Berkley
18.

Enrico Fermi completed the experiment in Chicago which proved...

a)

atoms can be split.

b)

Cadmium absorbs neutrons.

c)

chain reactions can occur be controlled.

d)

nuclear energy can power light bulbs.

19.

critical mass

a)

one who reports and forecasts weather conditions

b)

the amount of material needed to start a chain reaction

c)

to create or invent something using skill and intelligence

d)

overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock or cliff

20.
What year was the first atomic bomb exploded?
a)
1925
b)
1935
c)
1945
d)
1955

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