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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?
(a) After March 1984.
(b) January 1984.
(c) February 1984.
(d) Before December 1983.

2. How long was the study of the Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb attacks in 1945?
(a) 75 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 50 years.

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

4. How far was it to commute from Slavutych to Pripyat by electric train?
(a) An hour.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

5. How old was Vladimir Scherbitsky in 1986?
(a) 64.
(b) 61.
(c) 68.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?

2. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?

3. On Tuesday, April 29, how many victims of the accident were hospitalized in Moscow?

4. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?

5. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?

(see the answer key)

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