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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?
(a) 510.
(b) 718.
(c) 439.
(d) 604.

3. In the first three days, what was the most that one pilot returned from Reactor Number Four?
(a) 10 to 15 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 50 times.
(d) 76 times.

4. How many hours did it take the cloud of radiation to reach Scandinavia?
(a) 20.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

5. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?

2. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?

3. How far did the government commission have to withdraw from Pripyat on April 29 because of the radiation levels there?

4. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?

5. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?

(see the answer key)

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