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

2. In what country is plutonium-239 not considered nuclear waste?
(a) Russia.
(b) Canada.
(c) U.S.
(d) Canada.

3. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

4. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?
(a) Over a quadrillion.
(b) 500 trillion.
(c) 750 billion.
(d) About a quintillion.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much more energy is typically released by a nuclear chain reaction than an equal weight of TNT?

4. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

5. What was the efficiency of the best solar cells at the time the book was written?

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