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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. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1959.

2. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 9th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 12th century.

3. Before the accident at Chernobyl, how often had Prushinksky's nuclear emergency response team been deployed?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Four times.
(d) Never.

4. When Volodin and his men passed over Chistogalovka in a helicopter, at what range was the radiometer stuck?
(a) 500 roentgen per hour.
(b) 250 roentgen per hour.
(c) 150 roentgen per hour.
(d) 300 roentgen per hour.

5. When was the rundown unit supposed to have tested for Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl plant?
(a) February 1984.
(b) Before December 1983.
(c) January 1984.
(d) After March 1984.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were the first-draft plans of the RBMK drawn up by a heavy machinery plant?

3. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?

4. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?

5. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Logachev and his crew see when at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station on April 26, 1986?

2. How did Toptunov qualify as a senior reactor control engineer?

3. Why did Dyatlov struggle to manage the operators and engineers of Chernobyl?

4. What was Vitali Sklyarov's position in 1986, and how did he attain that position?

5. What was the emergency bunker like at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

6. When did Anatoly Dyatlov begin working at Chernobyl and what was his background?

7. How was the area cleaned up after a massive explosion occured inside the perimeter of Chelyabinsk-40 in 1957?

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

9. What was the situation at the Chernobyl plant by 6:35 a.m. on April 26?

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

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