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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2007.

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

3. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?
(a) 30%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 35%.

4. In Chapter 6, what was the name of Muller's student in his anecdote?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Liz.
(d) Cathi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?

2. Exposure to what level of rem will incapacitate you within hours?

3. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?

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

5. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?

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