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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Tuesday night in the Ukrainian cities of Rovno and Zhitomir, more than 100 kilometers away, how much did the levels of background radiation increase?
(a) 30 times.
(b) 35 times.
(c) 25 times.
(d) 20 times.

2. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?
(a) February 20, 1970.
(b) March 11, 1970.
(c) April 9, 1970.
(d) January 24, 1970.

3. By what time did Interior Ministry troops wearing chemical warfare suits and respirators block access to the Chernobyl plant?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

4. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1966.

5. How many patients did a doctor say needed to evacuated to Moscow at 4 p.m. on Saturday?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 46.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?

2. On Wednesday evening, how many people did Radio Msocow admit had died and been hospitalized?

3. By 2 a.m. after the explosion, how many other fire brigades from all over Kiev raced to the plant?

4. On Saturday, how far did chemical troops register 30 roentgen per hour from the Chernobyl plant?

5. How many heat-resistant zirconium-alloy pressure tubes were in the channels of the RBMK?

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