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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rem was it estimated that survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki received?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

2. During what period of time was the temperature about 2 degrees F than at the time the book was written?
(a) 1890 to 1925.
(b) 1900 to 1945.
(c) 1860 to 1910.
(d) 1870 to 1920.

3. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?
(a) 50.
(b) 125.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

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

5. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much more energy does hydrogen have than gasoline?

2. If a fighter pilot enters a maneuver that accelerates him for a brief time at 9 g, what force is exerted upon him?

3. How much of the atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide?

4. In Chapter 23, how many nations had ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

5. About how much energy does a large nuclear plant produce?

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