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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 old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?
(a) 34.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

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

3. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 11.
(d) 17.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When did Units Five and Six of the Chernobyl station come online?

3. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?

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

5. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

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