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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?
(a) 1.
(b) 27.
(c) 8.
(d) 34.

2. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

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

4. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?
(a) 150.
(b) 250.
(c) 100 to 300.
(d) 50 to 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What size blade could a knife have before 9/11 to be carried on board a plane?

2. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?

3. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?

4. How much bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?

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

(see the answer key)

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