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

2. How many horsepower do car engines deliver?
(a) 100 to 300.
(b) 150.
(c) 50 to 200.
(d) 250.

3. In Chapter 6, what was the name of Muller's student in his anecdote?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Liz.
(c) Cathi.
(d) Rachel.

4. How much power can a healthy person produce by pedaling a bicycle?
(a) 1 horsepower.
(b) 1/3 horsepower.
(c) 3/4 horsepower.
(d) 1/7 horsepower.

5. What was the efficiency of the best solar cells at the time the book was written?
(a) 41%.
(b) 38%.
(c) 52%.
(d) 68%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?

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

3. How many horsepower was the maximum that the author's 1966 Volkswaagen Beetle produced?

4. When did the United States place an embargo on Japanese oil imports after they invaded China?

5. How many deaths did the United Nations estimate around the world were caused by radiation from Chernobyl?

(see the answer key)

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