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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) More than 6 hours.
(c) 7 hours.
(d) About 3 hours.

2. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

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

4. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1959.

5. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?
(a) About 500.
(b) More than 400.
(c) 650.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1983, how many known nuclear accidents had there been and where was the accident?

2. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?

3. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?

4. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?

5. By morning on Saturday, how many patients were admitted?

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