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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 fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 600 miles per hour.
(b) 545 miles per hour.
(c) 515 miles per hour.
(d) 634 miles per hour.

2. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?
(a) $12.
(b) $8.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

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

4. How long were the steel columns of the World Trade Center designed to maintain their strength during an ordinary fire?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 2 to 3 hours.
(c) 4 to 5 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?

4. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?

5. When did North Korea have a nuclear weapon test in Chapter 1?

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