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

2. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

3. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?
(a) 250.
(b) 150.
(c) 100 to 300.
(d) 50 to 200.

4. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?
(a) Millions.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) 575,000.
(d) 350,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?

3. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?

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

5. How fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

(see the answer key)

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