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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rem was it estimated that Andrei Tormozin received, but he still made a complete recovery eventually?
(a) 640.
(b) Almost 1,000.
(c) About 580.
(d) 790.

2. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?
(a) 58.
(b) 61.
(c) 52.
(d) 49.

3. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?
(a) 165.
(b) 170.
(c) 155.
(d) 180.

4. How long after the explosion was Viktor Brukhanov called about the incident?
(a) 3 minutes.
(b) 2 1/2 minutes.
(c) 1 1/2 minutes.
(d) 2 minutes.

5. By 7:30 a.m., how long had Akimov and Toptunov been exposed to to the gamma fields inside Unit 4?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) About 3 hours.
(c) More than 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. On June 5, how long did Gorbachev give Slavsky and his men to complete the sarcophagus around Unit Four?

2. How old was one of Dyatlov's sons when he died from leukemia?

3. By the middle of the summer, how much concrete was being churned out every 24 hours by the Sredmash plants?

4. At what speeds did the wind currents blow the cloud of radiation northwest across the USSR?

5. How many men worked on the roof removing debris on Tarakanov's team of bio-robots?

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