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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Chernobyl thyroid cancer victims died?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

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

3. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1987.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?

3. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?

4. How long were the steel columns of the World Trade Center designed to maintain their strength during an ordinary fire?

5. When did North Korea have a nuclear weapon test in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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