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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much energy were the high-power channel-type reactors theoretically capable of generating?
(a) 1,000 megawatts.
(b) 1,500 megawatts.
(c) 2,500 megawatts.
(d) 2,000 megawatts.

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

3. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 1 p.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

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) More than 6 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) About 3 hours.

5. 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) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 12 years.

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

7. 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) 18 to 21 seconds.
(b) 20 to 35 seconds.
(c) 15 to 30 seconds.
(d) 16 to 28 seconds.

8. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?
(a) 604.
(b) 718.
(c) 510.
(d) 439.

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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) 1:28 a.m.
(d) Just after 1:25 a.m.

15. How many rose bushes did Brukhanov wanted planted in 1985?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 45,000.
(d) 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children attended School Number Four in Pripyat in the 1980s?

2. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?

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

4. How many months after Hiroshima was bombed, did an additional 37,000 people die?

5. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

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