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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times the energy of uranium and plutonium bombs can be released by hydrogen bombs?
(a) 800 times.
(b) About 500 times.
(c) Over 1,000 times.
(d) 200 times.

3. When the author had his feet x-rayed as a child, how much radiation did his feet probably receive?
(a) 50 rem.
(b) 55 rem.
(c) 60 rem.
(d) 45 rem.

4. What percent of the energy of gasoline is carried by the best rechargeable batteries?
(a) 8.
(b) 27.
(c) 34.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the radioactivity in the Chernobyl reactor was possible released into the atmosphere?

2. How many tons of coal did the author say that the U.S. had in reserves in Chapter 7?

3. When was the Davy Crockett nuclear device exploded in a test?

4. How much did the small nuclear weapon the Davy Crockett weigh?

5. How many tons of jet fuel did each plane carry in the 9/11 attack?

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