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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how how many days did Tarakanov's men remove debris from the roofs of the reactors from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 11.

2. By the end of the first week, how many bone marrow transplants did Dr. Alexander Baranov, head of Hospital Number Six's hematology department oversee?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. When was Dr. Angelina Guskova sent to Chelyabinsk-40 to treat soldiers and Gulag prisoners working in the plutonium factories of the Mayak Production Association?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1948.

4. How many roentgen per hour did the radiation dosimeter indicate as Logachev and his men passed the concrete signpost marking the perimeter of the power station grounds?
(a) 15.
(b) 51.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

5. At the end of Chapter 12, what size chamber did theoreticians propose building under Unit Four designed to house a massive, purpose-built water-cooled heat exchanger?
(a) 5 meters high and 30 meters square.
(b) 4 meters high and 25 meters square.
(c) 8 meters high and 60 meters square.
(d) 6 meters high and 40 meters square.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date was General Tarakanov summoned to a meeting by coded cipher in Chapter 16?

2. How many tons could the Mi-26 carry in a single load?

3. At the end of the Prologue, what was the reading of roentgen an hour on the radiometer?

4. How far did the government commission have to withdraw from Pripyat on April 29 because of the radiation levels there?

5. How many men worked on the roof removing debris on Tarakanov's team of bio-robots?

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