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

2. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 2 minutes.
(c) 2 1/2 minutes.
(d) 1 1/2 minutes.

3. Where was the location of the fallout from a clandestine radioactive accident that Logachev traveled to?
(a) Khabarovsk-47.
(b) Novaya Zemlya.
(c) East Urals Trace.
(d) Semipalatinsk.

4. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) 6:15 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5:45 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

5. How long after the explosion at Chernobyl did the secure high-frequency lines ring at the Union-level ministries in Moscow?
(a) About 20 minutes.
(b) Less than 30 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?

2. By Sunday, how many helicopters did General Antoshkin command?

3. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?

4. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?

5. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?

(see the answer key)

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