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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. By nightfall on Saturday, how many doses of potassium iodide arrived at Pripyat?
(a) 19,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 37,000.
(d) 40,000.

4. 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) 15 to 30 seconds.
(c) 18 to 21 seconds.
(d) 20 to 35 seconds.

5. By the time a scientist from the Kurchatov Insitute warned that the design for the RBMK was too dangerous to be put into civilian operation, how many RBKTs had the government already decreed be built?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

6. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

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

8. How old was Vladimir Scherbitsky in 1986?
(a) 64.
(b) 60.
(c) 61.
(d) 68.

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

10. 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) 9 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

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

13. 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) 5 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the location of the fallout from a clandestine radioactive accident that Logachev traveled to?

3. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

4. How much energy were the high-power channel-type reactors theoretically capable of generating?

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

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