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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 was the Mammoth beam finally lowered into place?
(a) October 30.
(b) October 27.
(c) November 1.
(d) November 4.

2. For how how many days did Tarakanov's men remove debris from the roofs of the reactors from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

3. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?
(a) May 11, 1979.
(b) March 28, 1979.
(c) April 5, 1979.
(d) June 30, 1979.

4. How much of an exposure limit did General Antoshkin impose for his men who were dropping material into the burning reactor?
(a) 25 rem.
(b) 20 rem.
(c) 22 rem.
(d) 30 rem.

5. If the melted fuel poisoned the drinking water, how many people would be affected?
(a) 45 million.
(b) 30 million.
(c) 40 million.
(d) 25 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?

2. How many hours did it take the cloud of radiation to reach Scandinavia?

3. 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?

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

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

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