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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 rem was it estimated that survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki received?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

2. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 60.
(b) 65.
(c) 50.
(d) 55.

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

5. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?
(a) 25%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 30%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?

2. How much power can a healthy person produce by pedaling a bicycle?

3. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?

4. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?

5. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?

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