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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 is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?
(a) 450 feet.
(b) 1,250 feet.
(c) 900 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

2. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 131 tons.
(b) 142 tons.
(c) 158 tons.
(d) 103 tons.

3. When the author had his feet x-rayed as a child, how much radiation did his feet probably receive?
(a) 55 rem.
(b) 45 rem.
(c) 60 rem.
(d) 50 rem.

4. About how many people near the Chernobyl reactor were thought to have received about 45 rem each?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the radioactivity of potassium-40 last?

2. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?

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

4. What was the efficiency of the best solar cells at the time the book was written?

5. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?

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