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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1939.

2. How many astronauts were killed in the space shuttle Columbia explosion?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

4. When was the Los Alamos Primer declassified and published by the United States?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1960s.

5. How much in 2008 were "triple junction" (82) solar cells?
(a) $100 per square foot.
(b) About $65 per square foot.
(c) Around $50 per square foot.
(d) $75 per square foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?

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

3. When did the United States go after Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan?

4. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?

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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