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

2. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 1 1/2 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 2 1/2 minutes.

3. In 1983, how many known nuclear accidents had there been and where was the accident?
(a) 1 in the U.S.
(b) 1 in Britain.
(c) 2 in the USSR.
(d) 5 in the USSR.

4. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?
(a) 3,100 tons.
(b) 1,000 tons.
(c) 2,000 tons.
(d) 1,500 tons.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?

3. By the time a scientist from the Kurchatov Insitute warned that the design for the RBMK was too dangerous to be put into civilian operation, how many RBKTs had the government already decreed be built?

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

5. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?

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