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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was one of Dyatlov's sons when he died from leukemia?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

2. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?
(a) 510.
(b) 604.
(c) 439.
(d) 718.

3. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?
(a) October 17, 1975.
(b) December 4, 1975.
(c) September 20, 1975.
(d) November 30, 1975.

4. How many patients did a doctor say needed to evacuated to Moscow at 4 p.m. on Saturday?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 46.

5. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?
(a) 750.
(b) 900.
(c) 1,600.
(d) 1,800.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?

4. How many rivers and streams formed the Dnieper River basin?

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

(see the answer key)

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