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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?
(a) February 20, 1970.
(b) April 9, 1970.
(c) March 11, 1970.
(d) January 24, 1970.

2. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?
(a) June 5, 1949.
(b) July 18, 1949.
(c) September 3, 1949.
(d) August 29, 1949.

3. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?
(a) 7 kilometers.
(b) 4 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 6 kilometers.

4. How many members were on Prushinksky's nuclear emergency response team?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

5. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?
(a) 3,100 tons.
(b) 1,500 tons.
(c) 2,000 tons.
(d) 1,000 tons.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Vladimir Scherbitsky in 1986?

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

4. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?

5. During a 4 p.m. meeting, how many hours did attendees believe they had to intervene before a new criticality began?

(see the answer key)

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