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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) 4 nanoseconds.
(b) 1 nanosecond.
(c) 6 nanoseconds.
(d) 5 nanoseconds.

2. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?
(a) 2.1.
(b) 1.5.
(c) 1.4.
(d) 1.8.

3. When was Iraq attempting to develop nuclear weapons?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997.

4. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 500.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

5. In 2008, how much of the electricity generated in the United States came from nuclear power plants?
(a) 20%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 25%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where was there a prototype nuclear waste facility?

2. When was the Los Alamos Primer declassified and published by the United States?

3. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?

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

5. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?

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