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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did the USSR energy minister Anatoly Mayorets learn about the accident at Chernobyl?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6:15 a.m.
(d) 5:45 a.m.

2. Before the accident at Chernobyl, how often had Prushinksky's nuclear emergency response team been deployed?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Never.
(d) Four times.

3. How long did it take Sklyarov to work his way up from a junior technician at a coal-fired power plant to station director?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 16 years.

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

5. How old was one of Dyatlov's sons when he died from leukemia?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

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

7. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?
(a) 2,080.
(b) 1,800.
(c) 1,020.
(d) 1,110.

8. How many trucks from Fire Station Number Two drove up to Unit Four at Chernobyl after the explosion?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?
(a) 604.
(b) 718.
(c) 510.
(d) 439.

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

11. When was the first major accident involving an RBMK reactor?
(a) November 30, 1975.
(b) October 17, 1975.
(c) December 4, 1975.
(d) September 20, 1975.

12. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) About 3 hours.
(c) More than 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

13. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?
(a) September 29, 1966.
(b) July 17, 1966.
(c) October 2, 1986.
(d) August 9, 1966.

14. How many times smaller are atoms than the width of a human hair?
(a) A million.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) A billion.

15. If operators faced a situation calling for an emergency shutdown of an RBMK, how long would it take to gradually reduce the reactor's power to zero?
(a) 16 to 28 seconds.
(b) 18 to 21 seconds.
(c) 15 to 30 seconds.
(d) 20 to 35 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what river basin was the Chernobyl plant constructed?

2. During a 4 p.m. meeting, how many hours did attendees believe they had to intervene before a new criticality began?

3. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?

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

5. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

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