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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 long did the author believe it would take for a true power tokamak to become a reality in Chapter 14?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 75 years.
(c) At least 20 years.
(d) About 50 years.

2. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. How much more natural radioactivity are people living in Denver exposed to than someone in New York City?
(a) 0.8 rem.
(b) 0.1 rem.
(c) 0.2 rem.
(d) 0.5 rem.

4. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?
(a) Potassium-40.
(b) Polonium-210.
(c) Tritium.
(d) Cobalt-60.

5. If a fusion reactor could be built, how much deuterium and tritium would be needed yearly for a gigawatt power plant?
(a) 150 pounds.
(b) 350 pounds.
(c) 200 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a nuclear power plant near Chernobyl in the Ukraine have a violent accident?

2. In Chapter 14, where was a very large tokamak being built?

3. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?

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

5. In Chapter 13, where was there a prototype nuclear waste facility?

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