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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. How long after the catastrophe began was an evacuation order issued for Pripyat?
(a) 23 hours.
(b) 32 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 28 hours.

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

4. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?
(a) 7 kilometers.
(b) 5 kilometers.
(c) 4 kilometers.
(d) 6 kilometers.

5. When was a statement finally issued by TASS regarding the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) April 28 at 8 p.m.
(b) April 30 at 6 p.m.
(c) April 29 at 5 p.m.
(d) April 27 at 4 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Sunday, how many helicopters did General Antoshkin command?

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

3. How many tons could the Mi-26 carry in a single load?

4. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?

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

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