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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?
(a) 6 kilometers.
(b) 5 kilometers.
(c) 4 kilometers.
(d) 7 kilometers.

2. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1972.

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

4. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, how late were the electrical tests on the turbines from when they were scheduled to begin?

2. During a 4 p.m. meeting, how many hours did attendees believe they had to intervene before a new criticality began?

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

4. How many stories tall was the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

5. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Maria Protsenko have to hand draw maps of Pripyat?

2. What did Georgi Kopchinsky and other nuclear experts learn about the disaster at Chernobyl from a call?

3. Why was Viktor Brukhanov made the director of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station?

4. How did Anatoly Aleksandrov save money with the design of the RBMK?

5. What was Alexander Esaulov's job in 1986?

6. When were the first of those injured from the accident brought to the Pripyat hospital, and what was their condition?

7. Why was the turbine generator test on April 25, 1986, late in getting started?

8. What did Yuvchenko and Tregub find when they tried to manually turn on the taps of the emergency high-pressure cooland system aand food the reactor core with water?

9. Where can radiation be found?

10. What was happening with Unit Four on Saturday evening?

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