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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the book was written, was the the total world production of oil per year?
(a) 60 billion barrels.
(b) 50 billion barrels.
(c) 30 billion barrels.
(d) 40 billion barrels.

2. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1987.

3. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?
(a) Around 40 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 55 pounds.
(d) About 50 pounds.

4. How many people might be killed by a blast in the center of the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day?
(a) 240,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 210,000.

5. How long does the radioactivity of iodine-131 last?
(a) A month.
(b) 5 months.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rem was it estimated that survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki received?

2. How many people died from the anthrax letters sent after 9/11?

3. When did North Korea have a nuclear weapon test in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, when oil would rise to what price per barrel did countries take their coal reserves and convert them to oil?

5. In Chapter 5, what was the cost of nautral gass per million cubic feet?

(see the answer key)

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