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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of the first week, how many bone marrow transplants did Dr. Alexander Baranov, head of Hospital Number Six's hematology department oversee?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. 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?
(a) 20 times.
(b) 35 times.
(c) 30 times.
(d) 25 times.

3. When did Alexander Yuvchenko die?
(a) October 19, 2008.
(b) November 10, 2008.
(c) November 1, 2008.
(d) October 29, 2008.

4. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?
(a) June 5, 1949.
(b) August 29, 1949.
(c) July 18, 1949.
(d) September 3, 1949.

5. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Viktor Brukhanov released from prison?

3. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?

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

5. By 2005, how many people did the Chernobyl Forum estimate who were children at the time of the accident developed thyroid cancer?

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