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

2. In September, what became the official death toll of the nuclear accident?
(a) 58.
(b) 46.
(c) 67.
(d) 31.

3. How many years after it was planned for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to finally go critical did it go online?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. In Chapter 16, when did the Politburo publicly promise that the first two of the three remaining Chernobyl reactors would be put back into service?
(a) Before winter.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) Late fall.

5. When was the Mammoth beam finally lowered into place?
(a) October 27.
(b) November 4.
(c) November 1.
(d) October 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Guskova when she was appointed to the new radiation medicine clinic being established at the Institute of Biophysics in Moscow?

2. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?

3. What was the Military of Defense standard for the maximum dose of radiation workers could receive safely?

4. How many rems did Tarakanov collect after 2 weeks inside his command post and several trips to the rooftops?

5. By Sunday, how many men and women from the nuclear plant were admitted to Hospital Number Six?

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