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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 did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 14.
(c) May 21.
(d) May 19.

2. When were the last of the reactors at Chernobyl shut down?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2002.

3. Where were Natalia Yuvchenko and her two-year-old son billeted after the evacuation from Pripyat?
(a) Piznyky.
(b) Chornukhy.
(c) Yatsyny.
(d) Lugoviki.

4. On Sunday, what time did Maria Protsenko notice a lone woman walking into the town carrying a suitcase?
(a) 8:15 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 7:45 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

5. By morning on Saturday, how many patients were admitted?
(a) 90.
(b) 80.
(c) 75.
(d) 105.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?

2. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?

3. How many patients did a doctor say needed to evacuated to Moscow at 4 p.m. on Saturday?

4. How fast could the specially manufactured trailers move when delivering the steel beam called the Mammoth?

5. How many days did Vladimir Usatenko spend inside the zone at Chernobyl?

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