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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

2. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?
(a) 3 in 25.
(b) 4 in 50.
(c) About 2 in 20.
(d) Less than 1 in 15.

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

4. Where were the first-draft plans of the RBMK drawn up by a heavy machinery plant?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Minsk.
(c) Leningrad.
(d) Novodvinsk.

5. How long was the May Day parade supposed to have been in KIev?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many rivers and streams formed the Dnieper River basin?

3. If a steam explosion happened and destroyed the rest of Unit Four and the other three reactors, how long might a large area of Europe be uninhabitable?

4. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?

5. When did Brukhanov submit a request to take time off to visit his son and his wife?

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