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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Ukrainian people vote to declare independence from the USSR?
(a) December 1991.
(b) January 1992.
(c) November 1991.
(d) February 1992.

2. How much did every refugee from Pripyat receive from the Soviet Red Cross Society?
(a) 150 rubles.
(b) 225 rubles.
(c) 50 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

3. How long did General Pikalov believe it would take for the decontamination work?
(a) 15 months.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 months.

4. How far did fallout composed of 21 different radionuclides form a pattern of intense contamination from the plant?
(a) 250 kilometers.
(b) 200 kilometers.
(c) 300 kilometers.
(d) 350 kilometers.

5. When did a Soviet air force pilot shoot down a Korean Air jumbo jet?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1983.

6. By the end of May, how many square kilometers of land had become dangerously contaminated?
(a) 5,500.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 4,500.
(d) 5,000.

7. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?
(a) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(b) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(c) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

8. In Chapter 13, where did a handful of staff from the Pripyat ispolkom set up an office?
(a) Zaymie.
(b) Gomel.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Polesskoye.

9. In 1986, how many voting members were there in the Politburo?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

10. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?
(a) May 5.
(b) May 3.
(c) May 4.
(d) May 2.

11. To limit overall radiation exposure, what was the length of the duty tours for the teams of Sredmash US-605 in Chernobyl?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

12. On what date was General Tarakanov summoned to a meeting by coded cipher in Chapter 16?
(a) September 9.
(b) September 16.
(c) September 24.
(d) September 3.

13. When did Brukhanov submit a request to take time off to visit his son and his wife?
(a) May 17.
(b) May 24.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 22.

14. How fast could the specially manufactured trailers move when delivering the steel beam called the Mammoth?
(a) 6 kilometers per hour.
(b) 4 kilometers per hour.
(c) 2 kilometers per hour.
(d) 7 kilometers per hour.

15. By the end of the week, how many did the New York Post say had died in Ukraine from unconfirmed reports?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 18,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, when did the Politburo publicly promise that the first two of the three remaining Chernobyl reactors would be put back into service?

2. In Chapter 16, how high did the levels of radiation reach in Area M?

3. At a press conference in Mowcow, how many transplant patients did Gale announce would probably die?

4. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?

5. What was the cost of building the Sarcophagus per day?

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