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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

3. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 23.
(d) 32.

4. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 3:30 a.m.
(d) Near dawn.

5. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?

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

4. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?

5. How did Protsenko's brothers die when she was a baby?

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