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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 energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?
(a) 850 tons of TNT.
(b) 800 tons of TNT.
(c) 750 tons of TNT.
(d) 900 tons of TNT.

2. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?
(a) 1/1000.
(b) 1/750.
(c) 1/2000.
(d) 1/500.

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

4. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?
(a) 3,910 years.
(b) 2,840 years.
(c) 5,730 years.
(d) 4,592 years.

5. When the author had his feet x-rayed as a child, how much radiation did his feet probably receive?
(a) 60 rem.
(b) 45 rem.
(c) 55 rem.
(d) 50 rem.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?

2. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

3. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?

4. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?

5. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?

(see the answer key)

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