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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 many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 125.
(d) 75.

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

3. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?
(a) 750 tons of TNT.
(b) 900 tons of TNT.
(c) 800 tons of TNT.
(d) 850 tons of TNT.

4. At the time the book was written, what company was second in oil reserves only to Saudi Arabia?
(a) United States.
(b) Russia.
(c) Canada.
(d) Iran.

5. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?
(a) 350,000.
(b) Millions.
(c) 575,000.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the moon from the Earth?

2. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?

3. How much bomb-grade uranium or plutonium would be needed to make a weapon in the kiloton range?

4. How many tons of high-level nuclear waste were the underground tunnels at Yucca Mountain designed to hold?

5. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?

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