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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part IV, how long did it take to go between Moscow and New York City by satellite?
(a) 17 minutes.
(b) 21 minutes.
(c) 13 minutes.
(d) 34 minutes.

2. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1984.

3. How high in altitude must a person travel to be awarded astronaut wings by the United States?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 75 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

4. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

5. When did a nuclear power plant near Chernobyl in the Ukraine have a violent accident?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 25, what does the author suggest using to produce ethanol?

2. A ton of TNT is equal to the energy of how many food calories?

3. How far is the moon from the Earth?

4. In Chapter 14, where was a very large tokamak being built?

5. During what presidential administration was the neutron bomb developed?

(see the answer key)

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