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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

3. When Volodin and his men passed over Chistogalovka in a helicopter, at what range was the radiometer stuck?
(a) 150 roentgen per hour.
(b) 500 roentgen per hour.
(c) 300 roentgen per hour.
(d) 250 roentgen per hour.

4. At the end of the Prologue, what was the reading of roentgen an hour on the radiometer?
(a) 1,090.
(b) 215,
(c) 112.
(d) 2,080.

5. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) 10:45 p.m.
(c) Just before 11 p.m.
(d) Around 10 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was one of Dyatlov's sons when he died from leukemia?

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

3. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?

4. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?

5. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?

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