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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1950s.

2. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 27.
(d) 34.

3. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?
(a) 1/1000.
(b) 1/750.
(c) 1/2000.
(d) 1/500.

4. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?
(a) 250.
(b) 150.
(c) 100 to 300.
(d) 50 to 200.

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

6. How many people might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?
(a) 120,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 240,000.
(d) 210,000.

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

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

9. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?
(a) About $65.
(b) About $60.
(c) About $50.
(d) About $55.

10. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

11. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?
(a) 900 feet.
(b) 1,250 feet.
(c) 450 feet.
(d) 300 feet.

12. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?
(a) 1.4.
(b) 1.8.
(c) 2.1.
(d) 1.5.

13. How much power can a healthy person produce by pedaling a bicycle?
(a) 1 horsepower.
(b) 3/4 horsepower.
(c) 1/7 horsepower.
(d) 1/3 horsepower.

14. What size blade could a knife have before 9/11 to be carried on board a plane?
(a) Less than 5 inches.
(b) About 3 inches.
(c) About 2 inches.
(d) Less than 4 inches.

15. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 15 times.
(d) 20 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2008, how much did solar cells cost per square yard?

2. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?

3. In Chapter 8, approximately what percent of people died from cancer of unknown causes?

4. How much energy is released by 60 tons of gasoline?

5. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

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