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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 children attended School Number Four in Pripyat in the 1980s?
(a) 1,750.
(b) More than 2,000.
(c) About 1,100.
(d) 900.

2. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?
(a) October 2, 1986.
(b) September 29, 1966.
(c) August 9, 1966.
(d) July 17, 1966.

3. 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?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. What building in Washington, D.C. is so radioactive that the bulding would fail federal safety codes regulating nuclear power plants?
(a) U.S. Capitol.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) National Archives.
(d) Supreme Court.

5. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?
(a) May 5.
(b) May 3.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patients did a doctor say needed to evacuated to Moscow at 4 p.m. on Saturday?

2. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?

3. 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?

4. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?

5. If operators faced a situation calling for an emergency shutdown of an RBMK, how long would it take to gradually reduce the reactor's power to zero?

(see the answer key)

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