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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Vladimir Scherbitsky in 1986?
(a) 68.
(b) 64.
(c) 61.
(d) 60.

2. On June 5, how long did Gorbachev give Slavsky and his men to complete the sarcophagus around Unit Four?
(a) Until September.
(b) 3 years.
(c) Until November.
(d) 2 years.

3. By Sunday, how many helicopters did General Antoshkin command?
(a) 50.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 90.

4. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

5. At a press conference in Mowcow, how many transplant patients did Gale announce would probably die?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within the first 12 days after the accident, how many bone marrow operations did Alexander Baranov and Rober Gale conduct?

2. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?

3. How many pages of the report Legasov created on the disaster at Chernobyl were excised on the direct orders of Prime Minister Ryzhkov?

4. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?

5. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?

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