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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?
(a) Tritium.
(b) Potassium-40.
(c) Polonium-210.
(d) Cobalt-60.

2. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 11,000.

3. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?
(a) 17.
(b) 28.
(c) 5.
(d) 36.

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

5. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?
(a) 75.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?

2. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?

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

4. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

5. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?

(see the answer key)

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