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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 blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) Over half a mile.
(c) About a quarter mile.
(d) 3 1/2 miles.

2. 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) 3.
(d) 2.

3. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?
(a) 750 tons of TNT.
(b) 900 tons of TNT.
(c) 850 tons of TNT.
(d) 800 tons of TNT.

4. When the book was written, was the the total world production of oil per year?
(a) 50 billion barrels.
(b) 30 billion barrels.
(c) 60 billion barrels.
(d) 40 billion barrels.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?

3. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?

4. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?

5. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?

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