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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 rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?
(a) February 1984.
(b) After March 1984.
(c) January 1984.
(d) Before December 1983.

2. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 15 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 5 times.

3. If operators faced a situation calling for an emergency shutdown of an RBMK, how long would it take to gradually reduce the reactor's power to zero?
(a) 16 to 28 seconds.
(b) 15 to 30 seconds.
(c) 18 to 21 seconds.
(d) 20 to 35 seconds.

4. On April 30, how many hours a day did army reservists pile sacks into parachute canopies and secure them to cargo hard points?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 9th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 12th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Georgi Kopchinsky serve as deptuy chief engineer in Chernobyl?

2. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?

3. By the time a scientist from the Kurchatov Insitute warned that the design for the RBMK was too dangerous to be put into civilian operation, how many RBKTs had the government already decreed be built?

4. When did Units Five and Six of the Chernobyl station come online?

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

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