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

2. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2004.

3. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?
(a) About $100,000.
(b) Around $75,000.
(c) $125,000.
(d) $50,000.

4. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

5. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?
(a) 11,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 9,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?

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

4. How long does the radioactivity of potassium-40 last?

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

(see the answer key)

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