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

2. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?
(a) 15 times.
(b) 25 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 20 times.

4. How much energy were the high-power channel-type reactors theoretically capable of generating?
(a) 2,000 megawatts.
(b) 1,000 megawatts.
(c) 2,500 megawatts.
(d) 1,500 megawatts.

5. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

2. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?

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

4. 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?

5. How old was Sklyarov in 1986?

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