1.
The nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl took place on April 26, ____.
A) 1984
C) 1988
B) 1986
D) 1990
2.
The explosion at Chernobyl caused roughly ____ fires around the power plant.
A) 10
C) 30
B) 50
D) none
3.
Citizens of local towns and villages were evacuated ___ hours after the
explosion.
A) 5
C) 15
B) 24
D) 36
4.
Of the 31 initial fatalities, ____ made up the largest number of them.
A) firefighters
C) operators
B) medical personnel
D) construction crew
5.
The ____ was built around the ruined reactor to prevent further
contamination of the environment.
A) "sarcophagus"
C) "shell"
B) "stone coffin"
D) "concrete pit"
6.
Some ____ buildings considered contaminated by radiation from the
explosion had to be washed with special chemicals.
A) 4,000
C) 25,000
B) 10,000
D) 60,000
7.
Currently, about 760 children in the contaminated areas around the
destroyed nuclear power station have ____ cancer.
A) brain
C) thyroid
B) liver
D) rectal
8.
The most immediately affected country/countries by radioactive fallout
from Chernobyl was/were ____ .
A) Nordic Countries
C) European Countries
B) America
D) Japan
9.
At the time of the explosion at Chernobyl, only ____ of the required 30
control rods were down inside the reactor core in an attempt to control
the energy level.
A) 6
C) 10
B) 20
D) 27
10.
On the same week as the tenth anniversary of the disaster, a fire broke
out near the Chernobyl nuclear power station. The fire that burned for
seven hours and travelled was believed to be the cause of ____ .
A) natural fire
C) radiocative particles
B) cigarette
D) arsonist