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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the middle of the summer, how much concrete was being churned out every 24 hours by the Sredmash plants?
(a) 12,000 tons.
(b) 11,000 tons.
(c) 15,000 tons.
(d) 18,000 tons.

2. For how how many days did Tarakanov's men remove debris from the roofs of the reactors from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

3. On what date was General Tarakanov summoned to a meeting by coded cipher in Chapter 16?
(a) September 16.
(b) September 3.
(c) September 9.
(d) September 24.

4. How much of an exposure limit did General Antoshkin impose for his men who were dropping material into the burning reactor?
(a) 30 rem.
(b) 22 rem.
(c) 25 rem.
(d) 20 rem.

5. When did the Soviet Council of MInisters issue a decree approving the construction of the RBMKs?
(a) August 9, 1966.
(b) September 29, 1966.
(c) July 17, 1966.
(d) October 2, 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Protsenko's brothers die when she was a baby?

2. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?

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

4. When was a name settled on for the Chernobyl plant?

5. On Sunday, what time did Maria Protsenko notice a lone woman walking into the town carrying a suitcase?

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