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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 did a Soviet air force pilot shoot down a Korean Air jumbo jet?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1980.

2. 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) 20 to 35 seconds.
(d) 18 to 21 seconds.

3. How long did it take Sklyarov to work his way up from a junior technician at a coal-fired power plant to station director?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 16 years.

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

5. How long was the May Day parade supposed to have been in KIev?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?

2. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?

3. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?

4. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?

5. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?

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