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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 400.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 300.

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

3. If you weighed 150 pounds on Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

4. In Chapter 17, how many shuttles had been lost in more than 100 missions?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

5. In Chapter 18, how many Stinger missiles had been produced?
(a) 55,000.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 65,000.
(d) 80,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gama rays were the firefighters of Chernobyl exposed to?

2. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?

3. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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

5. When did China end nuclear bomb tests?

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