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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1968.

2. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 12th century.
(c) 9th century.
(d) 14th century.

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

4. When were Pravik and Kibenok's bodies buried in Mitino cemetery in the northwest suburbs of Moscow?
(a) May 11.
(b) May 13.
(c) May 9.
(d) May 19.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?

2. How many days did Vladimir Usatenko spend inside the zone at Chernobyl?

3. When an Army Medical Corps radiologist wore experimental clothing and stepped onto the rooftop in Area M, how much radiation did he absorb in 1 minute and 13 seconds?

4. How many tons of topsoil would have had to be removed and buried as nuclear waste to truly decontaminate the Pripyat marshes?

5. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?

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