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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 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?
(a) Albania.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Syria.
(d) Turkey.

2. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1977.

3. When did a pebble bed reactor have to be shut down in Germany?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1988.
(d) 2000.

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

5. In Chapter 17, what speed had unmanned prototypes of scramjets reached?
(a) Mach 8.
(b) Mach 10.
(c) Mach 11.
(d) Mach 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?

2. What is the blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?

3. In Section V, how many degrees Fahrenheit does the author say that the Earth's temperature has increased in the last century?

4. When did the space shuttle Columbia explode?

5. At 5 miles per second, how much energy of an equal weight of TNT is carried by every ounce of a space shuttle, including its human cargo?

(see the answer key)

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