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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of a rem is in tooth X-rays?
(a) 1/1000.
(b) 1/2000.
(c) 1/750.
(d) 1/500.

2. When did the United States go after Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2000.

3. How many watts per square food does overhead sunlight approximately deliver to the ground?
(a) 75.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

4. When did Marion Hubbert do an analysis that showed oil will never completely run out?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1956.

5. How many beta rays must a fifth of whiskey emit every minute or be considered unfit for human consumption?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a National Academy of Science report show no significant increase in birth defects of the children of victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

2. In Chapter 18, how many Stinger missiles had been produced?

3. If a fighter pilot enters a maneuver that accelerates him for a brief time at 9 g, what force is exerted upon him?

4. How much of a half-life does carbon-14 have?

5. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?

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