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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Valentina Brukhanov end up doing where she was billeted after being evacuated from Pripyat?
(a) Mucking barns.
(b) Baking.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Quilting.

2. In the first three days, what was the most that one pilot returned from Reactor Number Four?
(a) 10 to 15 times.
(b) 50 times.
(c) 30 times.
(d) 76 times.

3. How long after the explosion at Chernobyl did the secure high-frequency lines ring at the Union-level ministries in Moscow?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About 20 minutes.
(c) Less than 30 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

4. In Chapter 11 because of the secret nature of his mission, how long was it before Velikhov was able to call his wife?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 7 weeks.
(d) 8 weeks.

5. How long was the May Day parade supposed to have been in KIev?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories tall was Hospital Number Six?

2. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?

3. How long did General Pikalov believe it would take for the decontamination work?

4. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?

5. When was the town of Chernobyl established?

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