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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how much cheaper was coal than gasoline, for the same energy?
(a) 25 times.
(b) 15 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 30 times.

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

3. How large was a plane that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 103 tons.
(b) 142 tons.
(c) 158 tons.
(d) 131 tons.

4. How much larger was a nuclear explosion tested by the Soviets in Chapter 2 than the Hiroshima bomb?
(a) 2,000 times.
(b) 2,500 times.
(c) 3,000 times.
(d) 3,500 times.

5. How fast was a plane moving that was used as a weapon in the 9/11 attack?
(a) 634 miles per hour.
(b) 545 miles per hour.
(c) 515 miles per hour.
(d) 600 miles per hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kilotons of TNT were used by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001?

2. What is the radius of damage that would be caused by a 1-kiloton blast?

3. How many tons of gasoline mixed with air and detonated from a parachute, release the energy of over 100 tons of TNT?

4. When was gasoline a key component of the Molotov cocktails used in Spain?

5. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?

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