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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

2. In September, what became the official death toll of the nuclear accident?
(a) 31.
(b) 46.
(c) 67.
(d) 58.

3. How much did every refugee from Pripyat receive from the Soviet Red Cross Society?
(a) 150 rubles.
(b) 50 rubles.
(c) 225 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

4. By the end of the week, how many did the New York Post say had died in Ukraine from unconfirmed reports?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 18,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 11,000.

5. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?
(a) About 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) More than 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

Short Answer 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?

2. Where were the first-draft plans of the RBMK drawn up by a heavy machinery plant?

3. In 1983, how many known nuclear accidents had there been and where was the accident?

4. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?

5. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?

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