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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Davy Crockett nuclear device exploded in a test?
(a) March 1962.
(b) February 1962.
(c) November 1962.
(d) July 1962.

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

3. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?
(a) 450 feet.
(b) 900 feet.
(c) 1,250 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

4. How many people might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?
(a) 120,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 240,000.
(d) 210,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

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

(see the answer key)

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