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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 bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

2. When was the last date that anthrax letters were sent in 2001?
(a) December 3.
(b) September 28.
(c) November 16.
(d) October 9.

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

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

5. A ton of TNT is equal to the energy of how many food calories?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 750,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?

2. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?

3. How many joules does one food calorie contain?

4. How much more energy is typically released by a nuclear chain reaction than an equal weight of TNT?

5. When did the United States build a small nuclear weapon called the Davy Crockett?

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