View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

2. How old was Sklyarov in 1986?
(a) 53.
(b) 51.
(c) 50.
(d) 55.

3. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?
(a) 2,000 tons.
(b) 1,000 tons.
(c) 1,500 tons.
(d) 3,100 tons.

4. When was Viktor Brukhanov released from prison?
(a) September 20, 1991.
(b) September 11, 1991.
(c) September 30, 1991.
(d) September 4, 1991.

5. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?

2. How much did the miniature plastic tank cost that was used for rudimentary reconnaissance of the reactor?

3. On May 29, how many military reservists were mobilized for up to six months?

4. On Tuesday night in the Ukrainian cities of Rovno and Zhitomir, more than 100 kilometers away, how much did the levels of background radiation increase?

5. How tall was the apartment block in Pripyat where these words were inscribed on the roof, "Let the atom be a worker, not a soldier" (337)?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 185 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample