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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many excess deaths does the United Nations estimate from the Chernobyl accident?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 920.
(c) 2,700.
(d) 500.

2. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?
(a) Around 40 pounds.
(b) About 50 pounds.
(c) 60 pounds.
(d) 55 pounds.

3. How long did it take the Manhattan Project scientists and engineers to build three nuclear weapons?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. Of those killed by the Hiroshima atomic bomb, what is the best estimate of the percent of people who died of radiation-induced cancer?
(a) 11.
(b) 25.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How long did the author believe it would take for a true power tokamak to become a reality in Chapter 14?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) At least 20 years.
(d) About 50 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?

2. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?

3. How many joules does one food calorie contain?

4. In Part IV, how long did it take to go between Moscow and New York City by satellite?

5. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?

(see the answer key)

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