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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Protsenko's brothers die when she was a baby?
(a) Flu.
(b) Diphtheria.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Measles.

4. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?
(a) September 3, 1949.
(b) July 18, 1949.
(c) August 29, 1949.
(d) June 5, 1949.

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

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

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

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

9. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?
(a) 1,800.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,600.
(d) 900.

10. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?
(a) March 11, 1970.
(b) February 20, 1970.
(c) January 24, 1970.
(d) April 9, 1970.

11. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 9 hours.

12. How old was Alexander Logachev in 1986?
(a) 34.
(b) 31.
(c) 26.
(d) 29.

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

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

15. 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?
(a) 29.
(b) 15.
(c) 32.
(d) 51.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?

2. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?

3. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?

4. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?

5. By what time did Interior Ministry troops wearing chemical warfare suits and respirators block access to the Chernobyl plant?

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