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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?
(a) 1:31 a.m.
(b) Around 1:24 a.m.
(c) Just after 1:25 a.m.
(d) 1:28 a.m.

2. When did Units Five and Six of the Chernobyl station come online?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1988.

3. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

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

5. 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.

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

7. Where were the dimension of the core of the RBMK?
(a) 12 meters across and 7 meters high.
(b) 20 meters across and 17 meters high.
(c) 15 meters across and 9 meters high.
(d) 10 meters across and 9 meters high.

8. 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.

9. During a 4 p.m. meeting, how many hours did attendees believe they had to intervene before a new criticality began?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

10. 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) 14 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 11 years.

11. How many years did Georgi Kopchinsky serve as deptuy chief engineer in Chernobyl?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

12. In 1956, how long did Igor Kurchatov believe it would take to create a network of giant nuclear power stations and produce 2 million kilowatts?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

13. In what river basin was the Chernobyl plant constructed?
(a) Pripyat.
(b) Lena.
(c) Ob-Irtysh.
(d) Yenisei.

14. By what time did Interior Ministry troops wearing chemical warfare suits and respirators block access to the Chernobyl plant?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 9:30 a.m.
(d) 8:30 a.m.

15. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?
(a) 25 kilometers.
(b) 50 kilometers.
(c) 60 kilometers.
(d) 30 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Brukhanov study at the Polytechnic Institute in Tashkent?

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

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

5. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?

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