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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 65.
(b) 55.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

3. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?
(a) 35%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 30%.

4. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?
(a) 630 pounds.
(b) 440 pounds.
(c) 510 pounds.
(d) 380 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, where was a very large tokamak being built?

2. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?

3. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?

4. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?

5. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?

(see the answer key)

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