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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 many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?
(a) 1.5.
(b) 1.8.
(c) 2.1.
(d) 1.4.
2. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 400.
3. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?
(a) $15.
(b) $10.
(c) $8.
(d) $12.
4. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 103 tons.
(b) 131 tons.
(c) 158 tons.
(d) 142 tons.
5. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?
(a) 34.
(b) 8.
(c) 27.
(d) 1.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the blast range for each warhead carried on nuclear missiles in Chapter 2?
2. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?
3. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?
4. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?
5. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author believe solar power is not practical for automobiles?
2. How does radioactivity go away?
3. What caused most of the death and damage from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs?
4. What are hydrogen bombs and their power?
5. What anecdote does the author share regarding a conversation between one of his student's and a physicist?
6. What does the author say about the ineptness of suicide bombers?
7. What are some things that are and are not radioactive?
8. Under what circumstances might a sophisticated group of terrorists make a weapon in the kiloton range?
9. How did the terrorists who carried out the bombing of the World Trade Center use their basic knowledge of airport security?
10. What was the Davy Crockett weapon?
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