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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?
(a) May 5.
(b) May 3.
(c) May 2.
(d) May 4.

2. How old was Efim Slavsky when he was asked to resign as the leader of the Sredmash?
(a) 68.
(b) 88.
(c) 84.
(d) 71.

3. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?
(a) January 1984.
(b) Before December 1983.
(c) After March 1984.
(d) February 1984.

4. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?
(a) September 20, 1975.
(b) December 4, 1975.
(c) October 17, 1975.
(d) November 30, 1975.

5. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Ukrainian people vote to declare independence from the USSR?

2. On what date was General Tarakanov summoned to a meeting by coded cipher in Chapter 16?

3. On Tuesday night in the Ukrainian cities of Rovno and Zhitomir, more than 100 kilometers away, how much did the levels of background radiation increase?

4. When was a statement finally issued by TASS regarding the accident at Chernobyl?

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

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