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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were the steel columns of the World Trade Center designed to maintain their strength during an ordinary fire?
(a) 2 to 3 hours.
(b) 4 to 5 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 6 hours.

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

3. A ton of TNT is equal to the energy of how many food calories?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 750,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1 million.

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

5. What was the blast radius of the M83 bombs carried by the B-52s?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many satellites needed to be in view for a GPS system to work on a plane?

3. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?

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

5. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?

(see the answer key)

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