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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?
(a) Metrology.
(b) Electron mechanics, electro technics, and electro technologies.
(c) Electrical engineering.
(d) Theoretical electro-technologies.

2. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?
(a) June 30, 1979.
(b) March 28, 1979.
(c) April 5, 1979.
(d) May 11, 1979.

3. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1970.

4. How long after the explosion at Chernobyl did the secure high-frequency lines ring at the Union-level ministries in Moscow?
(a) Less than 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) About 20 minutes.

5. When did three General Electric-built reactors have a meltdown in Japan?
(a) March 11, 2011.
(b) March 23, 2011.
(c) March 1, 2011.
(d) March 17, 2011.

Short Answer Questions

1. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?

2. In 1983, how many known nuclear accidents had there been and where was the accident?

3. 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?

4. How far did fallout composed of 21 different radionuclides form a pattern of intense contamination from the plant?

5. How many stories tall was Hospital Number Six?

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