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

2. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?
(a) About a quintillion.
(b) 500 trillion.
(c) Over a quadrillion.
(d) 750 billion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?

2. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?

3. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?

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

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

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