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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were refugees from Pripyat first allowed to return to their homes and salvage what they could?
(a) July 7.
(b) July 29.
(c) July 11.
(d) July 25.

2. When did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 19.
(c) May 14.
(d) May 21.

3. How far did fallout composed of 21 different radionuclides form a pattern of intense contamination from the plant?
(a) 350 kilometers.
(b) 250 kilometers.
(c) 200 kilometers.
(d) 300 kilometers.

4. How many tons could the Mi-26 carry in a single load?
(a) Up to 20.
(b) 15.
(c) About 25.
(d) 30.

5. How old was Efim Slavsky when he was asked to resign as the leader of the Sredmash?
(a) 84.
(b) 71.
(c) 88.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many missions did Vladimir Usatenko complete inside Units Three and Four?

2. How old was General Tarakanov in 1986?

3. When was the Mammoth beam finally lowered into place?

4. At the end of Chapter 10, how far had the contamination from the plant spread?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the verdicts in the trial of Viktor Brukhanov and the five men tried with him?

2. In Chapter 11, what was a mysterious black carpet found in the banquet hall of the Hotel Polesia?

3. What invisible cloud of radiation came from the core and spread on the winds?

4. Why did the Ukrainian Minsitry of Health wish to cancel the May Day parade in Kiev, and why was it not canceled?

5. When did Mikhail Gorbachev finally address the explosion at Chernobyl?

6. What did Regan say about the lack of information from the Soviets regarding the nuclear accident at Chernobyl?

7. Why were theorectical physicists concerned about the threat of molten corium, and what solution did they propose?

8. By 2 p.m. on Sunday, what did Swedish authorities conclude?

9. What did Maria Protsenko finally learn about the possibility of returning to Pripyat?

10. What was the China Syndrome, and why was it a concern?

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