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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 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?
(a) About $65.
(b) About $60.
(c) About $50.
(d) About $55.

2. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1940.

3. How many rem was it estimated that survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki received?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

4. In 2008, how much of the electricity generated in the United States came from nuclear power plants?
(a) 30%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 15%.

5. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?
(a) 11 billion.
(b) About 3 trillion.
(c) About 2 trillion.
(d) 4 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of those killed by the Hiroshima atomic bomb, what is the best estimate of the percent of people who died of radiation-induced cancer?

2. About how many people near the Chernobyl reactor were thought to have received about 45 rem each?

3. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?

4. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?

5. When did a nuclear power plant near Chernobyl in the Ukraine have a violent accident?

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