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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1968.

2. On Tuesday, April 29, how many victims of the accident were hospitalized in Moscow?
(a) About 300.
(b) 75.
(c) 150.
(d) Almost 200.

3. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 32.
(d) 23.

4. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?
(a) About 2 in 20.
(b) 4 in 50.
(c) Less than 1 in 15.
(d) 3 in 25.

5. On Sunday, what time did Maria Protsenko notice a lone woman walking into the town carrying a suitcase?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 7:45 p.m.
(c) 8:15 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?

2. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

3. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

4. On April 30, how many hours a day did army reservists pile sacks into parachute canopies and secure them to cargo hard points?

5. On Wednesday evening, how many people did Radio Msocow admit had died and been hospitalized?

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