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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Tuesday night in the Ukrainian cities of Rovno and Zhitomir, more than 100 kilometers away, how much did the levels of background radiation increase?
(a) 30 times.
(b) 25 times.
(c) 35 times.
(d) 20 times.

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) 20 to 35 seconds.
(b) 18 to 21 seconds.
(c) 16 to 28 seconds.
(d) 15 to 30 seconds.

3. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) Near dawn.
(d) 3:30 a.m.

4. How many hours did it take the cloud of radiation to reach Scandinavia?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 26.
(d) 24.

5. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?
(a) 500,000.
(b) A billion.
(c) A million.
(d) 250,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the melted fuel poisoned the drinking water, how many people would be affected?

2. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?

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

4. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?

5. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

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