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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?
(a) About 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) More than 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

2. What building in Washington, D.C. is so radioactive that the bulding would fail federal safety codes regulating nuclear power plants?
(a) National Archives.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) Supreme Court.
(d) U.S. Capitol.

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

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) 4 kilometers.
(b) 6 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 7 kilometers.

5. At the end of the Prologue, what was the reading of roentgen an hour on the radiometer?
(a) 1,090.
(b) 215,
(c) 112.
(d) 2,080.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1956, how long did Igor Kurchatov believe it would take to create a network of giant nuclear power stations and produce 2 million kilowatts?

2. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?

3. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?

4. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

5. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

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