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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue-Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 10:45 p.m.
(c) Around 10 p.m.
(d) Just before 11 p.m.

2. In 1956, how long did Igor Kurchatov believe it would take to create a network of giant nuclear power stations and produce 2 million kilowatts?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
(a) 20.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 4.

4. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1954.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?

2. 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?

3. How much energy were the high-power channel-type reactors theoretically capable of generating?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?

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

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