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

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

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

4. How fast could the specially manufactured trailers move when delivering the steel beam called the Mammoth?
(a) 4 kilometers per hour.
(b) 7 kilometers per hour.
(c) 6 kilometers per hour.
(d) 2 kilometers per hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the reactor of Unit One come back online?

2. In Chapter 16, when did the Politburo publicly promise that the first two of the three remaining Chernobyl reactors would be put back into service?

3. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?

4. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?

5. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?

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