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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) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 12.

2. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 2,300 meters.
(c) 1,800 meters.
(d) 1,500 meters.

3. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 9th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 14th century.

4. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

5. What did Valentina Brukhanov end up doing where she was billeted after being evacuated from Pripyat?
(a) Milking cows.
(b) Baking.
(c) Quilting.
(d) Mucking barns.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did fallout composed of 21 different radionuclides form a pattern of intense contamination from the plant?

2. In Chapter 11 because of the secret nature of his mission, how long was it before Velikhov was able to call his wife?

3. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?

4. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?

5. How much of an exposure limit did General Antoshkin impose for his men who were dropping material into the burning reactor?

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