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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?
(a) 29.
(b) 31.
(c) 34.
(d) 26.

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

4. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 9th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 12th century.

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

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 did Units Five and Six of the Chernobyl station come online?

3. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?

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

5. How long had Leonid Toptunov been on the job when he prepared to pilot the shutdown at Chernobyl?

(see the answer key)

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