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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what temperature did the columns of the World Trade Center become vulnerable to buckling?
(a) 1,500 degrees F.
(b) 1,100 degrees F.
(c) 1,200 degrees F.
(d) 1,800 degrees F.

2. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?
(a) January 7, 2006.
(b) November 18, 2006.
(c) October 9, 2006.
(d) July 11, 2006.

3. A ton of TNT is equal to the energy of how many food calories?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 750,000.
(d) 1 million.

4. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

6. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?
(a) About 3 trillion.
(b) 4 billion.
(c) 11 billion.
(d) About 2 trillion.

7. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?
(a) 25%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 35%.

8. When did North Korea have a nuclear weapon test in Chapter 1?
(a) October 9, 2006.
(b) March 3, 2005.
(c) February 20, 2007.
(d) September 7, 2004.

9. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?
(a) 55 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) Around 40 pounds.
(d) About 50 pounds.

10. When did the United States build a small nuclear weapon called the Davy Crockett?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1958.
(c) Early 1960s.
(d) Late 1960s.

11. How long does the radioactivity of potassium-40 last?
(a) 9 trillion years.
(b) 2 million years.
(c) A billion years.
(d) 100,000 years.

12. What was the efficiency of the best solar cells at the time the book was written?
(a) 68%.
(b) 52%.
(c) 41%.
(d) 38%.

13. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?
(a) 900 tons of TNT.
(b) 750 tons of TNT.
(c) 800 tons of TNT.
(d) 850 tons of TNT.

14. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 125.
(d) 50.

15. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 200.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?

3. About how many people near the Chernobyl reactor were thought to have received about 45 rem each?

4. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?

5. What size blade could a knife have before 9/11 to be carried on board a plane?

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