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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1940s.

2. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 400.
(b) 300.
(c) 500.
(d) 200.

3. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. When did the United States build a small nuclear weapon called the Davy Crockett?
(a) Early 1960s.
(b) Late 1960s.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1964.

5. When was the Davy Crockett nuclear device exploded in a test?
(a) November 1962.
(b) March 1962.
(c) February 1962.
(d) July 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?

2. What is the blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?

3. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

4. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?

5. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?

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