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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?
(a) 145 feet.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 125 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

2. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1930s.

3. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?
(a) About 50 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) Around 40 pounds.
(d) 55 pounds.

4. When did Luis Alvarez and his colleagues discover a way to eliminate the need for high termperature in fusion?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1961.

5. How much gasoline could the deuterium yield that is found in each gallon of seawater?
(a) 200 gallons.
(b) 125 gallons.
(c) 50 gallons.
(d) 75 gallons.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island run out of control and a third of its uranium fuel melted?

2. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?

3. In Chapter 11, when did the U.S. and Russia disclosed the number of nuclear strategic warheads that they had?

4. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

5. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?

(see the answer key)

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