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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 were the dimension of the core of the RBMK?
(a) 15 meters across and 9 meters high.
(b) 10 meters across and 9 meters high.
(c) 20 meters across and 17 meters high.
(d) 12 meters across and 7 meters high.

2. How many months after Hiroshima was bombed, did an additional 37,000 people die?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. 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.

4. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?
(a) 30 kilometers.
(b) 50 kilometers.
(c) 60 kilometers.
(d) 25 kilometers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?

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

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

4. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

5. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?

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