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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 many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?
(a) 36.
(b) 28.
(c) 5.
(d) 17.

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) 240,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 100,000.

3. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?
(a) Polonium-210.
(b) Tritium.
(c) Cobalt-60.
(d) Potassium-40.

4. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1980s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?

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

3. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?

4. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?

5. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?

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