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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first planes from Moscow arrive in Kiev after the Chernobyl accident?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

2. How much larger was the RBMK than Western reactors by volume?
(a) 15 times.
(b) 20 times.
(c) 25 times.
(d) 5 times.

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

4. How many months after Hiroshima was bombed, did an additional 37,000 people die?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

5. When was the first Soviet atomic bomb detonated on the steppes of Kazakhstan?
(a) June 5, 1949.
(b) August 29, 1949.
(c) July 18, 1949.
(d) September 3, 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the town of Chernobyl established?

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

3. When did construction begin on the first RBMK reactor in the Soviet Union?

4. How long had Leonid Toptunov been on the job when he prepared to pilot the shutdown at Chernobyl?

5. By morning on Saturday, how many patients were admitted?

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