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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?
(a) 15 times.
(b) 25 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 20 times.

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) Another 2 pair.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) Another pair.

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

4. What building in Washington, D.C. is so radioactive that the bulding would fail federal safety codes regulating nuclear power plants?
(a) National Archives.
(b) U.S. Capitol.
(c) Library of Congress.
(d) Supreme Court.

5. Where were the dimension of the core of the RBMK?
(a) 10 meters across and 9 meters high.
(b) 12 meters across and 7 meters high.
(c) 15 meters across and 9 meters high.
(d) 20 meters across and 17 meters high.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?

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

3. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?

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

5. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

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