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

2. How much bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 5 pounds.

3. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 15 times.

4. When did Marion Hubbert do an analysis that showed oil will never completely run out?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1949.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?

3. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?

4. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?

5. When the book was written, was the the total world production of oil per year?

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