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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did North Korea test its first atomic bomb?
(a) November 18, 2006.
(b) July 11, 2006.
(c) January 7, 2006.
(d) October 9, 2006.
2. When did the U.S. and Russia sign a treaty where they promised to reduce their stockpile of nuclear weapons to less than 6,000 each?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1991.
3. How many square miles of sunlight at midday could provide a gigawatt of electric power?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.
4. When did the United States go after Osama bin Laden in the Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2003.
5. In Chapter 17, how many shuttles had been lost in more than 100 missions?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did President Reagan announced that he had reduced the total yield of the U.S. nuclear arsenal?
2. In Chapter 4, how many people could have been killed by the anthrax spores mailed to news organizations?
3. In the Manhattan Project, how much uranium did scientists believe was needed for a critical mass?
4. In 2007, where was a secret nuclear facility discovered when Israel attacked the country?
5. When was it rumored that Saddam Hussein tested a dirty bomb?
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