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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?
(a) July 11, 2006.
(b) January 7, 2006.
(c) October 9, 2006.
(d) November 18, 2006.

3. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 60.
(b) 65.
(c) 50.
(d) 55.

4. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?
(a) Millions.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 575,000.

5. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?

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

4. When did the Soviets carry out a test of the largest man-made nuclear explosion?

5. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?

(see the answer key)

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