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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day after the RBMK reactor in Leningrade meltdown, did the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers give approval to how many RBMK-1000 units in Chernobyl?
(a) 3.
(b) Another 2 pair.
(c) 4.
(d) Another pair.

2. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?
(a) Just after 1:25 a.m.
(b) 1:31 a.m.
(c) Around 1:24 a.m.
(d) 1:28 a.m.

4. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 45,000.

5. When did Units Five and Six of the Chernobyl station come online?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the town of Chernobyl established?

2. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?

4. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?

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

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