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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?
(a) 250,000.
(b) A million.
(c) A billion.
(d) 500,000.

2. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?
(a) December 4, 1975.
(b) November 30, 1975.
(c) October 17, 1975.
(d) September 20, 1975.

3. How long after the catastrophe began was an evacuation order issued for Pripyat?
(a) 23 hours.
(b) 32 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 28 hours.

4. How many children attended School Number Four in Pripyat in the 1980s?
(a) More than 2,000.
(b) 900.
(c) 1,750.
(d) About 1,100.

5. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?
(a) 3:30 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) Near dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours were members of the government commission working in Chapter 11?

2. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?

3. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?

4. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?

5. What was the Military of Defense standard for the maximum dose of radiation workers could receive safely?

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