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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?
(a) A million.
(b) 250,000.
(c) A billion.
(d) 500,000.

2. On May 29, how many military reservists were mobilized for up to six months?
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) 500,000.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) 275,000.

3. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. When did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?
(a) May 21.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 14.
(d) May 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where did a handful of staff from the Pripyat ispolkom set up an office?

2. How far did fallout composed of 21 different radionuclides form a pattern of intense contamination from the plant?

3. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

4. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?

5. How many hours did it take the cloud of radiation to reach Scandinavia?

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