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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?
(a) 318 degrees centigrade.
(b) 280 degrees centigrade.
(c) 300 degrees centigrade.
(d) 205 degrees centigrade.

2. How many days did Vladimir Usatenko spend inside the zone at Chernobyl?
(a) 39.
(b) 44.
(c) 58.
(d) 26.

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

4. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 11.
(d) 32.

5. By Tuesday, April 29, what did the temperature from the reactor drop to?
(a) 800 degrees centigrade.
(b) 500 degrees centigrade.
(c) 300 degrees centigrade.
(d) 750 degrees centigrade.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Ukrainian people vote to declare independence from the USSR?

2. How many beds did Hospital Number Six have?

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

4. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?

5. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?

(see the answer key)

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