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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 many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. By the middle of the summer, how much concrete was being churned out every 24 hours by the Sredmash plants?
(a) 12,000 tons.
(b) 11,000 tons.
(c) 15,000 tons.
(d) 18,000 tons.

3. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

4. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?
(a) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

5. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?
(a) 300 degrees centigrade.
(b) 205 degrees centigrade.
(c) 318 degrees centigrade.
(d) 280 degrees centigrade.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the melted fuel poisoned the drinking water, how many people would be affected?

2. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

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

4. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?

5. By the end of the week, how many did the New York Post say had died in Ukraine from unconfirmed reports?

(see the answer key)

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