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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the RBMK, to what temperature did the water rise?
(a) 280 degrees centigrade.
(b) 205 degrees centigrade.
(c) 300 degrees centigrade.
(d) 318 degrees centigrade.

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

3. What altitude did the cloud of radiation reach before it was caught by wind currents?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 1,500 meters.
(c) 2,300 meters.
(d) 1,800 meters.

4. On May 29, how many military reservists were mobilized for up to six months?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 275,000.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

5. When was the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island?
(a) June 30, 1979.
(b) May 11, 1979.
(c) March 28, 1979.
(d) April 5, 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beds did Hospital Number Six have?

2. How long could it take for transplanted bone marrow to become sufficiently well established in patients to begin producing blood components?

3. When did a Soviet air force pilot shoot down a Korean Air jumbo jet?

4. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?

5. By Sunday, how many helicopters did General Antoshkin command?

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