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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How how long could the lasers mentioned in Chapter 14 deliver a power of 500 trillion watts?
(a) 6 nanoseconds.
(b) 4 nanoseconds.
(c) 1 nanosecond.
(d) 5 nanoseconds.

2. How much in 2008 were "triple junction" (82) solar cells?
(a) $100 per square foot.
(b) Around $50 per square foot.
(c) $75 per square foot.
(d) About $65 per square foot.

3. How many times the energy of uranium and plutonium bombs can be released by hydrogen bombs?
(a) 200 times.
(b) About 500 times.
(c) 800 times.
(d) Over 1,000 times.

4. How long did the author believe it would take for a true power tokamak to become a reality in Chapter 14?
(a) About 50 years.
(b) At least 20 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 75 years.

5. When did a nuclear power plant near Chernobyl in the Ukraine have a violent accident?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many excess deaths does the United Nations estimate from the Chernobyl accident?

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

3. In Chapter 15, how many satellites did the author state would be needed to view the entire globe continuously?

4. At what altitude in Chapter 15 would a geostationary Earth orbit satellite orbit the earth?

5. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?

(see the answer key)

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