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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day after the RBMK reactor in Leningrade meltdown, did the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers give approval to how many RBMK-1000 units in Chernobyl?
(a) 4.
(b) Another 2 pair.
(c) 3.
(d) Another pair.

2. On Wednesday evening, how many people did Radio Msocow admit had died and been hospitalized?
(a) 3 dead and 150 hospitalized.
(b) 5 dead and 318 hospitalized.
(c) 2 dead and 197 hospitalized.
(d) 1 dead and 211 hospitalized.

3. If a steam explosion happened and destroyed the rest of Unit Four and the other three reactors, how long might a large area of Europe be uninhabitable?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 250 years.

4. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?
(a) 165.
(b) 155.
(c) 180.
(d) 170.

5. To limit overall radiation exposure, what was the length of the duty tours for the teams of Sredmash US-605 in Chernobyl?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?

2. On June 5, how long did Gorbachev give Slavsky and his men to complete the sarcophagus around Unit Four?

3. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?

4. What was the cost of building the Sarcophagus per day?

5. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

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