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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 11 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 14 years.

2. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?
(a) 2,000 tons.
(b) 1,000 tons.
(c) 1,500 tons.
(d) 3,100 tons.

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

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

5. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?
(a) June 30, 1979.
(b) April 5, 1979.
(c) March 28, 1979.
(d) May 11, 1979.

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

7. By morning on Saturday, how many patients were admitted?
(a) 75.
(b) 105.
(c) 80.
(d) 90.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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) 51.
(d) 32.

14. By Sunday, how many helicopters did General Antoshkin command?
(a) 80.
(b) 50.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the accident at Chernobyl, how often had Prushinksky's nuclear emergency response team been deployed?

2. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?

3. How long after the explosion at Chernobyl did the secure high-frequency lines ring at the Union-level ministries in Moscow?

4. Where were the first-draft plans of the RBMK drawn up by a heavy machinery plant?

5. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?

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