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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 might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 240,000.
(c) 210,000.
(d) 120,000.

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

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

4. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1979.

5. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 125.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rem was it estimated that survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki received?

2. Exposure to what level of rem will incapacitate you within hours?

3. When did North Korea have a nuclear weapon test in Chapter 1?

4. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?

5. When the author had his feet x-rayed as a child, how much radiation did his feet probably receive?

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