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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. On April 26, what time did Vitalii Sklyarov get a call from the central load dispatcher for the Ukrainian grid?
(a) 2:45 a.m.
(b) 2:15 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 1:30 a.m.

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

4. In 1953, how far did a hydrogen bomb tested by the USSR turn the surface of the earth to glass around ground zero?
(a) 7 kilometers.
(b) 4 kilometers.
(c) 6 kilometers.
(d) 5 kilometers.

5. Where were the first-draft plans of the RBMK drawn up by a heavy machinery plant?
(a) Novodvinsk.
(b) Leningrad.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Minsk.

6. How many beds did the Pripyat hospital have?
(a) 650.
(b) 250.
(c) About 500.
(d) More than 400.

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

8. By the time a scientist from the Kurchatov Insitute warned that the design for the RBMK was too dangerous to be put into civilian operation, how many RBKTs had the government already decreed be built?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

9. In 1956, how long did Igor Kurchatov believe it would take to create a network of giant nuclear power stations and produce 2 million kilowatts?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

10. On Saturday, how many tons of boric acid powder did Sklyarov order be sent from Rovno nuclear power station?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

11. At what time did a purple cone of iridescent flame leap 150 meters into the air around Chernobyl's ventilation stack?
(a) 1:28 a.m.
(b) Just after 1:25 a.m.
(c) 1:31 a.m.
(d) Around 1:24 a.m.

12. How many years did Georgi Kopchinsky serve as deptuy chief engineer in Chernobyl?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. How many roentgen per hour did Alexander Logachev report before 5 p.m. on Saturday after the accident?
(a) 2,080.
(b) 1,110.
(c) 1,020.
(d) 1,800.

14. The day after the RBMK reactor in Leningrade meltdown, did the Soviet Union's Council of Ministers give approval to how many RBMK-1000 units in Chernobyl?
(a) 3.
(b) Another pair.
(c) Another 2 pair.
(d) 4.

15. When was the town of Chernobyl established?
(a) 9th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 12th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On Saturday, what time did Essaulov notice ambulances coming from the nuclear plant?

3. When was the reactor design called the RBMK-1000 complete?

4. How much did the biological shield around the RBMK weight?

5. How many patients did a doctor say needed to evacuated to Moscow at 4 p.m. on Saturday?

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