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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
(a) About 15.
(b) 36.
(c) More than 30.
(d) 28.

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

3. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 34.
(d) 31.

4. 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) July 17, 1966.
(d) August 9, 1966.

5. How many rivers and streams formed the Dnieper River basin?
(a) 32,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 28,000.
(d) 14,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?

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

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

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

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