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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?
(a) September 29, 1966.
(b) October 2, 1986.
(c) August 9, 1966.
(d) July 17, 1966.

2. Where was the location of the fallout from a clandestine radioactive accident that Logachev traveled to?
(a) Khabarovsk-47.
(b) Semipalatinsk.
(c) East Urals Trace.
(d) Novaya Zemlya.

3. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 23.
(d) 32.

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

5. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?
(a) September 20, 1975.
(b) November 30, 1975.
(c) December 4, 1975.
(d) October 17, 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rivers and streams formed the Dnieper River basin?

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

3. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?

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

5. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?

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