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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first three days, what was the most that one pilot returned from Reactor Number Four?
(a) 76 times.
(b) 10 to 15 times.
(c) 30 times.
(d) 50 times.

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

3. How many tons of topsoil would have had to be removed and buried as nuclear waste to truly decontaminate the Pripyat marshes?
(a) 125 million.
(b) 750 million.
(c) 600 million.
(d) 200 million.

4. At what speeds did the wind currents blow the cloud of radiation northwest across the USSR?
(a) Between 25 and 100 kilometers an hour.
(b) Between 50 and 150 kilometers an hour.
(c) 125 kilometers an hour.
(d) 75 kilometers an hour.

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

6. For how how many days did Tarakanov's men remove debris from the roofs of the reactors from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

7. When citizens were removed from Pripyat, how many small towns or villages were used to take them in?
(a) 45.
(b) About 55.
(c) More than 50.
(d) 30.

8. In Chapter 16, how high did the levels of radiation reach in Area M?
(a) 1,000 roentgen.
(b) 10,000 roentgen.
(c) 5,000 roentgen.
(d) 2,000 roentgen.

9. How many tons could the Mi-26 carry in a single load?
(a) 30.
(b) About 25.
(c) Up to 20.
(d) 15.

10. What hours were members of the government commission working in Chapter 11?
(a) 8 a.m to 1 a.m.
(b) 8 a.m. to midnight.
(c) 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(d) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

12. How much of an exposure limit did General Antoshkin impose for his men who were dropping material into the burning reactor?
(a) 30 rem.
(b) 20 rem.
(c) 22 rem.
(d) 25 rem.

13. How many new dams and filters were built in an attempt to trap contaminated water before it could reach the Pripyat river?
(a) 127.
(b) 148.
(c) 131.
(d) 119.

14. By Tuesday, April 29, what did the temperature from the reactor drop to?
(a) 300 degrees centigrade.
(b) 750 degrees centigrade.
(c) 800 degrees centigrade.
(d) 500 degrees centigrade.

15. By Sunday, how many men and women from the nuclear plant were admitted to Hospital Number Six?
(a) 184.
(b) 218.
(c) 207.
(d) 198.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?

2. Within the first 12 days after the accident, how many bone marrow operations did Alexander Baranov and Rober Gale conduct?

3. When did the reactor of Unit One come back online?

4. When did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?

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

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