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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?
(a) 1,100 degrees F.
(b) 1,800 degrees F.
(c) 1,500 degrees F.
(d) 1,200 degrees F.

2. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. How many joules does one food calorie contain?
(a) About 4,200.
(b) 3,700.
(c) Around 3,900.
(d) 4,800.

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

5. What size blade could a knife have before 9/11 to be carried on board a plane?
(a) Less than 4 inches.
(b) About 2 inches.
(c) Less than 5 inches.
(d) About 3 inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last date that anthrax letters were sent in 2001?

2. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?

3. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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