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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 large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 131 tons.
(b) 142 tons.
(c) 103 tons.
(d) 158 tons.

2. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1981.

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

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

5. What is the blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?
(a) About a quarter mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) Over half a mile.
(d) 3 1/2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?

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

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