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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long could it take for transplanted bone marrow to become sufficiently well established in patients to begin producing blood components?
(a) 11 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks or a month.
(d) 3 weeks or 2 months.

2. When did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 21.
(c) May 14.
(d) May 19.

3. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?
(a) 20 tons of boron and 180 tons of sand.
(b) 15 tons of boron and 100 tons of sand.
(c) 10 tons of boron and 80 tons of sand.
(d) 5 tons of boron and 50 tons of sand.

4. How old was Guskova when she was appointed to the new radiation medicine clinic being established at the Institute of Biophysics in Moscow?
(a) 38.
(b) 29.
(c) 33.
(d) 36.

5. On June 5, how long did Gorbachev give Slavsky and his men to complete the sarcophagus around Unit Four?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Until September.
(c) Until November.
(d) 2 years.

6. When an Army Medical Corps radiologist wore experimental clothing and stepped onto the rooftop in Area M, how much radiation did he absorb in 1 minute and 13 seconds?
(a) 10 rem.
(b) 12 rem.
(c) 17 rem.
(d) 15 rem.

7. When were refugees from Pripyat first allowed to return to their homes and salvage what they could?
(a) July 11.
(b) July 7.
(c) July 29.
(d) July 25.

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

9. If the melted fuel poisoned the drinking water, how many people would be affected?
(a) 25 million.
(b) 45 million.
(c) 40 million.
(d) 30 million.

10. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

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

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

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

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

15. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?
(a) As far as 30 kilometers.
(b) 17 kilometers.
(c) 35 kilometers.
(d) About 25 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?

2. How much did every refugee from Pripyat receive from the Soviet Red Cross Society?

3. How many missions did Vladimir Usatenko complete inside Units Three and Four?

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

5. By the end of May, how many square kilometers of land had become dangerously contaminated?

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