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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Natalia Yuvchenko asked about her husband's condition, how long did doctors say it would be before they would know if he would survive?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

3. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?
(a) 21.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

4. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) 6:15 a.m.
(b) 5:45 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

5. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?
(a) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(d) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?

2. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?

3. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?

4. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?

5. In 1956, how long did Igor Kurchatov believe it would take to create a network of giant nuclear power stations and produce 2 million kilowatts?

(see the answer key)

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