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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?

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

3. How many hours did it take the cloud of radiation to reach Scandinavia?

4. In the first three days, what was the most that one pilot returned from Reactor Number Four?

5. How many tons could the Mi-26 carry in a single load?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Svetlanta Kirichenko and other members of the Pripyat city council set up an office?

2. Why did Alexander Meshkov conclude that the accident was due to operator error?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, how are General Tarakanov's men dressed to work on the roof above Unit Three?

4. How were hundreds of tons of material dropped into the burning reactor every day in Chapter 11?

5. What debate was there regarding how much rem workers cleaning up at Chernobyl could be exposed to?

6. What did Maria Protsenko finally learn about the possibility of returning to Pripyat?

7. Why were theorectical physicists concerned about the threat of molten corium, and what solution did they propose?

8. When did Valery Legasov present information about the Chernobyl accident and how accurate was the information he provided?

9. What was the death toll in September, and why did that become the offical death toll of the accident?

10. What were the verdicts in the trial of Viktor Brukhanov and the five men tried with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The China Syndrome was the idea that a meltdown from a nuclear accident could go through any containment structures, through the earth, and then through to China. Why was there concern that the meltdown might escape the building and contaminate the earth? Was there a real danger of that happening?

Essay Topic 2

While the fire raged at the nuclear plant, the citizens of Pripyat enjoyed a typical Saturday. How does the way that Higgenbotham compares the frantic situation at the nuclear plant to citizens enjoying a typical Saturday demonstrate the seriousness of the tragedy?

Essay Topic 3

An investigation into the causes of the nuclear accident was begun right away. How was the investigation conducted? Was it a fair and unbiased investigation?

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