1. When was a statement finally issued by TASS regarding the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) April 30 at 6 p.m.
(b) April 28 at 8 p.m.
(c) April 27 at 4 p.m.
(d) April 29 at 5 p.m.

2. How many days did Vladimir Usatenko spend inside the zone at Chernobyl?
(a) 44.
(b) 26.
(c) 58.
(d) 39.

3. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?
(a) Just before 11 p.m.
(b) Around 10 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 10:45 p.m.

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

5. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?
(a) A million.
(b) A billion.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 500,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many roentgen per hour did the radiation dosimeter indicate as Logachev and his men passed the concrete signpost marking the perimeter of the power station grounds?

2. How old was Dr. Angelina Guskova when she died in 2015?

3. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

4. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?

5. In 2016, what trees filled the old soccer stadium in Pripyat?

(see the answer key)

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