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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 145 feet.
(d) 125 feet.

2. When did Marion Hubbert do an analysis that showed oil will never completely run out?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1956.

3. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?
(a) 5,730 years.
(b) 3,910 years.
(c) 2,840 years.
(d) 4,592 years.

4. Exposure to what level of rem will incapacitate you within hours?
(a) 750.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

5. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) 5 months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?

2. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?

3. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?

4. In 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?

5. In a pebble bed reactor, how deep is the bed of pebbles where the uranium is placed?

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