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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did every refugee from Pripyat receive from the Soviet Red Cross Society?
(a) 150 rubles.
(b) 225 rubles.
(c) 50 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

2. When was a statement finally issued by TASS regarding the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) April 27 at 4 p.m.
(b) April 30 at 6 p.m.
(c) April 28 at 8 p.m.
(d) April 29 at 5 p.m.

3. By Tuesday, April 29, what did the temperature from the reactor drop to?
(a) 300 degrees centigrade.
(b) 500 degrees centigrade.
(c) 750 degrees centigrade.
(d) 800 degrees centigrade.

4. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?
(a) 11.
(b) 21.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

5. By the end of the week, how many did the New York Post say had died in Ukraine from unconfirmed reports?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 11,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. To limit overall radiation exposure, what was the length of the duty tours for the teams of Sredmash US-605 in Chernobyl?

2. By the time a scientist from the Kurchatov Insitute warned that the design for the RBMK was too dangerous to be put into civilian operation, how many RBKTs had the government already decreed be built?

3. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?

4. Where were the dimension of the core of the RBMK?

5. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?

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