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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About how many people near the Chernobyl reactor were thought to have received about 45 rem each?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 30,000.

3. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) 2 years.
(c) A month.
(d) 5 months.

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

5. How many Chernobyl thyroid cancer victims died?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?

3. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?

4. How much more energy is typically released by a nuclear chain reaction than an equal weight of TNT?

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

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