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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of the Prologue, what was the reading of roentgen an hour on the radiometer?
(a) 1,090.
(b) 2,080.
(c) 215,
(d) 112.

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

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

5. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
(a) About 15.
(b) More than 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?

2. In what river basin was the Chernobyl plant constructed?

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

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 old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?

(see the answer key)

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