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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?
(a) About 25 kilometers.
(b) 17 kilometers.
(c) 35 kilometers.
(d) As far as 30 kilometers.

2. By Sunday, how many men and women from the nuclear plant were admitted to Hospital Number Six?
(a) 184.
(b) 198.
(c) 218.
(d) 207.

3. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?
(a) Theoretical electro-technologies.
(b) Metrology.
(c) Electron mechanics, electro technics, and electro technologies.
(d) Electrical engineering.

4. When was a statement finally issued by TASS regarding the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) April 30 at 6 p.m.
(b) April 29 at 5 p.m.
(c) April 28 at 8 p.m.
(d) April 27 at 4 p.m.

5. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 30,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?

2. When was Guskova in Mayak to give emergency aid to the victims of the USSR's firs nuclear disaster?

3. The day after the RBMK reactor in Leningrade meltdown, did the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers give approval to how many RBMK-1000 units in Chernobyl?

4. How long did it take Sklyarov to work his way up from a junior technician at a coal-fired power plant to station director?

5. What was the Military of Defense standard for the maximum dose of radiation workers could receive safely?

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