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American Prometheus by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
Contributed by: Fry
  • 1. Who is the central figure in 'American Prometheus'?
A) J. Robert Oppenheimer
B) Albert Einstein
C) Richard Feynman
D) Niels Bohr
  • 2. What major scientific project was Oppenheimer associated with?
A) The Manhattan Project
B) The Apollo Program
C) The Hubble Space Telescope
D) The Human Genome Project
  • 3. In which country was the atomic bomb first tested?
A) Soviet Union
B) The United States
C) Japan
D) Germany
  • 4. Which outcome did Oppenheimer predict in relation to the atomic bomb?
A) Permanent disarmament
B) Universal peace
C) End of all wars
D) Global nuclear arms race
  • 5. What type of scientist was Oppenheimer primarily recognized as?
A) Theoretical physicist
B) Astrophysicist
C) Experimental physicist
D) Nuclear engineer
  • 6. What significant event did Oppenheimer witness in 1945?
A) The signing of the UN Charter
B) Hiroshima bombing
C) The Trinity Test
D) Nagasaki bombing
  • 7. Oppenheimer famously quoted which text in relation to the atomic bomb?
A) The Iliad
B) The Tao Te Ching
C) The Bible
D) The Bhagavad Gita
  • 8. The term 'American Prometheus' relates to Oppenheimer's duality of being a:
A) Philosopher and scientist
B) Creator and destroyer
C) Theorist and practitioner
D) Leader and follower
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