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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Osbourne say about the world?
(a) it will go on, there just won't be people
(b) it will disintegrate slowly
(c) it will collapse from carbon pollutions
(d) it will become a vast desert planet like Mars

2. What does the USS Scorpion find when it emerges near Queensland?
(a) a fishing boat
(b) a derelict tanker
(c) a rubber raft
(d) an abandoned ferry

3. When is the radiation expected to reach Australia?
(a) next week
(b) next September
(c) next June or July
(d) next year

4. For how long did the Russians and Chinese figure nuclear bombs would render land uninhabitable?
(a) about five years
(b) only a year
(c) under 20 years
(d) more than fifty years

5. Although radiation has reached Townsville, northern Australia, what is the situation?
(a) the winds have shifted back to the north
(b) there are still people alive there
(c) medical teams are treating the sick
(d) the cases are all light and survivable

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the USS Swordfish, another nuclear powered submarine?

2. What plants does Mary want around the house?

3. What is Peter hoping for?

4. Why does Peter not hold out much hope for a naval assignment?

5. Why is the USS Scorpion able to sail in spite of the fuel shortage?

(see the answer key)

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