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

2. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

3. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?
(a) $10.
(b) $8.
(c) $15.
(d) $12.

4. In Chapter 15, how long would some rides at amusement parks allow riders to fall?
(a) 50 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 125 feet.
(d) 145 feet.

5. When did the United States go after Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In fallout from a nuclear bomb, what material is most likely to cause the most human deaths?

2. When the book was written, was the the total world production of oil per year?

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

4. What type of moderator is used to slow neutrons in a reactor in a power plant in the U.S.?

5. What would the temperature of the Earth's surface be without greenhouse gases?

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