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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. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?

3. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?

4. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 7, was the United States running out of fossil fuels?

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

5. What is the greatest threat when it comes to nuclear weapons getting into the hands of terrorists, and why might that be a relatively low threat?

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

7. What anecdote does the author share regarding a conversation between one of his student's and a physicist?

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

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

10. How does the energy released by jet fuel or gasoline compare to TNT, and why is TNT used instead of other sources with more energy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

People are confused and misinformed about radioactivity. What confusion and misinformation surrounds discussions of radioactivity? How many people have died from radiation accidents? How do people usually die in a nuclear disaster? What are the risks of radiation exposure? How can safety measures decrease those risks?

Essay Topic 2

There is concern that the Earth’s climate is changing because of human activity. Why is it important to distinguish between human-caused phenomena and natural climate fluctuations? How will solutions need to be based upon cause?

Essay Topic 3

Anthrax is a biological weapon. How was anthrax used as a weapon in 2001? Why is it considered a biological weapon? Why is it not successful on a large scale in killing people?

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