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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

3. How much more natural radioactivity are people living in Denver exposed to than someone in New York City?
(a) 0.5 rem.
(b) 0.1 rem.
(c) 0.2 rem.
(d) 0.8 rem.

4. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?
(a) 1,100 degrees F.
(b) 1,500 degrees F.
(c) 1,800 degrees F.
(d) 1,200 degrees F.

5. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?
(a) About $50.
(b) About $65.
(c) About $60.
(d) About $55.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?

2. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?

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

4. How long does the radioactivity of potassium-40 last?

5. How much bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?

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