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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?
(a) 280 degrees centigrade.
(b) 300 degrees centigrade.
(c) 318 degrees centigrade.
(d) 205 degrees centigrade.

2. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?
(a) 15 tons of boron and 100 tons of sand.
(b) 20 tons of boron and 180 tons of sand.
(c) 5 tons of boron and 50 tons of sand.
(d) 10 tons of boron and 80 tons of sand.

3. How close did the lava formed from the explosion come to breaking through the foundations separating the building from the earth?
(a) A few centimeters.
(b) 5 centimeters.
(c) 8 centimeters.
(d) 11 centimeters.

4. What hours were members of the government commission working in Chapter 11?
(a) 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(b) 8 a.m. to midnight.
(c) 8 a.m to 1 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

5. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?
(a) 180.
(b) 155.
(c) 165.
(d) 170.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children attended School Number Four in Pripyat in the 1980s?

2. In Chapter 16, when did the Politburo publicly promise that the first two of the three remaining Chernobyl reactors would be put back into service?

3. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?

4. How did Protsenko's brothers die when she was a baby?

5. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?

(see the answer key)

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