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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was the name of Muller's student in his anecdote?
(a) Cathi.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Liz.
(d) Dixie.

2. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) A month.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 years.

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

4. Where is much of the uranium obtained?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New Mexico.

5. Of those killed by the Hiroshima atomic bomb, what is the best estimate of the percent of people who died of radiation-induced cancer?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 25.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast is the Moon moving in respect to Earth?

2. When was there a medieval warm period?

3. How fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?

4. What is the distance to the nearest star (other than the sun)?

5. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?

(see the answer key)

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