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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 times less toxic is plutonium that cyanide?
(a) About 5.
(b) Around 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

2. When did the space shuttle Challenger explode?
(a) April 19, 1986.
(b) March 2, 1986.
(c) February 9, 1986.
(d) January 28, 1986.

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

4. In the NOAA report "The Climate of 2006" (288), how long have strong to violent tornadoes been slowly decreasing?
(a) 45 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 55 years.

5. In Chapter 23, how much carbon dioxide was produced in a gigawatt electric power plant every three seconds?
(a) 2 tons.
(b) 1/2 ton.
(c) 1 ton.
(d) 3/4 ton.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?

2. How fast is the Moon moving in respect to Earth?

3. If adjusted for inflation, the 2005 hurricanes of Katrina and Wilma were not more costly than the Okeechobee hurricane that took place in what year?

4. How fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

5. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?

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