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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?
(a) Around 1:24 a.m.
(b) Just after 1:25 a.m.
(c) 1:28 a.m.
(d) 1:31 a.m.

3. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 14 years.

5. By the end of May, how many square kilometers of land had become dangerously contaminated?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 5,500.
(d) 4,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did General Pikalov believe it would take for the decontamination work?

2. By morning on Saturday, how many patients were admitted?

3. For how how many days did Tarakanov's men remove debris from the roofs of the reactors from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.?

4. How many rems did Tarakanov collect after 2 weeks inside his command post and several trips to the rooftops?

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

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