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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material was used to assassinate Alexander Litvinenko?

2. What limit in Chapter 8, did the U.S. government set as a limit for the general public's exposure to radioactivity?

3. How many people might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?

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

5. How many joules does one food calorie contain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How might a solar plane be useful for surveillance?

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

5. What does the author say about the ineptness of suicide bombers?

6. What happened to anthrax that was grown in Soviet laboratories, and what threat could it still pose?

7. Why is oil used so widely instead of other types of energy?

8. What was the Davy Crockett weapon?

9. What are some things that are and are not radioactive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A neutron bomb is a type of enhanced radiation weapon. What is the difference between a neutron bomb and a hydrogen bomb? What is the difference between the type of damage created by a neutron bomb and a hydrogen bomb? What does the neutron bomb reveal about a weapons paradox?

Essay Topic 2

Energy is important because it is associated with national wealth. Why is energy important to nations? Why have countries gone to war over energy? What is the relationship between the types of energy used and their cost?

Essay Topic 3

The sun can be used to produce energy. What are some uses of solar energy? What are some practical and not practical ways to use solar energy?

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