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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 more natural radioactivity are people living in Denver exposed to than someone in New York City?
(a) 0.8 rem.
(b) 0.5 rem.
(c) 0.1 rem.
(d) 0.2 rem.

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

3. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?
(a) 2,000 times.
(b) 3,000 times.
(c) 3,500 times.
(d) 2,500 times.

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

5. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?
(a) Phosphorus-32.
(b) Strontium-90.
(c) Polonium-215.
(d) Cesium-137.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?

4. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

5. What size blade could a knife have before 9/11 to be carried on board a plane?

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