1) J. Robert Oppenheimer is often called a) "the father of the atomic bomb" b) "a dangerous genius". c) "a pacifist". 2) J. Robert Oppenheimer was born in a) Germany b) Great Britain c) the US d) Canada 3) J. Robert Oppenheimer studied a) mathematics b) chemistry and physics c) computer science d) mathematics and physics 4) J. Robert Oppenheimer worked as a professor at a) the University of California, Berkeley, b) Harvard University c) Princeton University d) Cambridge University 5) In 1942 was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory which was a program of research and development undertaken during World War II ... a) to produce the first nuclear weapons. b) to produce biological weapons. c) to make advances in computer science needed to decipher German coded messages. d) to defend Manhattan in case of a Nazi bombing. 6) He lobbied for international control of nuclear power to _________ a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. a) prevent b) accellerate c) win in d) take part in 7) Oppenheimer chaired General Advisory Committee of the newly created U.S. Atomic Energy Commission till 1954 till his security clearence was revoked due to his... a) communist past b) previous communist activity c) previous communist activity and unpopular views d) throat cancer 8) In 2022, the federal government vacated i.e. made invalid the 1954 revocation of his security clearance because... a) they wanted to honour him. b) they admitted the revocation of his security clearence was a mistake. c) President Trump thought it would be great. d) Oppenheimer's family demanded the governement clear his name.

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