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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what compartment was Shashenok found unconscious?
(a) 439.
(b) 604.
(c) 510.
(d) 718.

2. How long had Leonid Toptunov been on the job when he prepared to pilot the shutdown at Chernobyl?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

3. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?
(a) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(c) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

4. What time did Vladimir Shashenok die at the hospital on Saturday?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

5. What time did Toptunov set off for the bus stop for his shift at Reactor Number Four on April 25, 1986?
(a) 10:30 p.m.
(b) Around 10 p.m.
(c) 10:45 p.m.
(d) Just before 11 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members were on Prushinksky's nuclear emergency response team?

2. When did Soviet scientists complete the first reactor to generate commercial electricity?

3. In 1986, how many vehicles did Logachev lead to an emergency at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?

4. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?

5. After the explosion, how many safey valves were open in Unit Four control room?

(see the answer key)

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