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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?
(a) 2 1/2 minutes.
(b) 1 1/2 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

2. On April 26, what time did Vitalii Sklyarov get a call from the central load dispatcher for the Ukrainian grid?
(a) 1:30 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 2:45 a.m.
(d) 2:15 a.m.

3. In 1970, how many Soviet citizens had Communist Party membership?
(a) About 2 in 20.
(b) Less than 1 in 15.
(c) 3 in 25.
(d) 4 in 50.

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

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

6. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) Just before 11 p.m.
(c) Around 10 p.m.
(d) 10:45 p.m.

7. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
(a) 28.
(b) More than 30.
(c) 36.
(d) About 15.

8. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?
(a) 6 kilometers.
(b) 7 kilometers.
(c) 4 kilometers.
(d) 5 kilometers.

9. What building in Washington, D.C. is so radioactive that the bulding would fail federal safety codes regulating nuclear power plants?
(a) National Archives.
(b) Library of Congress.
(c) U.S. Capitol.
(d) Supreme Court.

10. After an explosion at Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957, how many villages were wiped from the map?
(a) 11.
(b) 32.
(c) 18.
(d) 23.

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

12. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?
(a) 250.
(b) About 500.
(c) More than 400.
(d) 650.

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

14. 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) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

15. How long had Leonid Toptunov been on the job when he prepared to pilot the shutdown at Chernobyl?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the catastrophe began was an evacuation order issued for Pripyat?

2. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

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 many years did Georgi Kopchinsky serve as deptuy chief engineer in Chernobyl?

5. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?

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