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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) 5 months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) A month.

2. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 158 tons.
(b) 142 tons.
(c) 103 tons.
(d) 131 tons.

3. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 55.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 50.

4. How many joules does one food calorie contain?
(a) 4,800.
(b) 3,700.
(c) Around 3,900.
(d) About 4,200.

5. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?
(a) 28.
(b) 5.
(c) 17.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many Chernobyl thyroid cancer victims died?

4. How much in 2008 were "triple junction" (82) solar cells?

5. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused most of the death and damage from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs?

2. Why does the author believe solar power is not practical for automobiles?

3. What second round of terrorism occured after the 9/11 attacks?

4. What is radioactivity and radiation?

5. Where is most oil found underground, and how can it be extracted?

6. What are hydrogen bombs and their power?

7. What was the Davy Crockett weapon?

8. How did the terrorists who carried out the bombing of the World Trade Center use their basic knowledge of airport security?

9. How does food compare in energy to gasoline and to TNT?

10. How long will the U.S. be able to use coal?

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