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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?
(a) 1:28 a.m.
(b) 1:31 a.m.
(c) Around 1:24 a.m.
(d) Just after 1:25 a.m.

2. The day after the RBMK reactor in Leningrade meltdown, did the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers give approval to how many RBMK-1000 units in Chernobyl?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) Another 2 pair.
(d) Another pair.

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

4. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. How many rivers and streams formed the Dnieper River basin?
(a) 28,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 32,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the location of the fallout from a clandestine radioactive accident that Logachev traveled to?

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

4. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?

5. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

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