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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 9 hours.

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

3. 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?
(a) 51.
(b) 15.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

4. 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) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?

2. When was the town of Chernobyl established?

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

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

5. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?

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