Chernobyl Episodes 1 & 2: Multiple Choice Review

Group 1

• April 26, 1986
• May 1, 1986
• March 15, 1985
• June 12, 1987

• Anatoly Dyatlov
• Valery Legasov
• Boris Shcherbina
• Vasily Ignatenko

• A loud explosion and a blue flash
• The alarms go off
• The power goes out
• A phone call from the fire department

• The reactor is intact
• A meltdown occurred
• The core exploded
• A fire broke out in the turbine hall

• Put out the fires on the roof and in the building
• Evacuate the workers
• Shut down the reactor
• Measure radiation levels

• Radioactive graphite
• Toxic gas
• Asbestos
• Mercury vapor

• A nuclear physicist and member of the Academy of Sciences
• The plant director
• A firefighter
• A local politician

• Records his testimony and then commits suicide
• Travels to Chernobyl
• Calls the KGB
• Meets with Dyatlov

• Restoring water to the reactor
• Maintaining secrecy and control
• Evacuating the city
• Calling for international help

• 3.6 roentgen
• 400 roentgen
• 0.1 roentgen
• 15 roentgen

• The dosimeter maxes out at 3.6 roentgen
• The dosimeter is broken
• There is no radiation
• They measured in the wrong location

• They decide to keep the city running as normal
• They order an immediate evacuation
• They call for international help
• They arrest the plant workers

• They are exposed to lethal radiation
• They successfully cool the core
• They escape unharmed
• They are arrested

• Severe burns and vomiting
• Headaches
• Coughing
• Fever

• They are overwhelmed and unprepared for radiation sickness
• They have plenty of supplies
• They refuse to treat the patients
• They call for military support

• The spread of radioactive contamination
• The safety of the firefighters
• The evacuation of Pripyat
• The safety of the food supply

• She detects high radiation levels
• She receives a phone call from Chernobyl
• She sees news reports
• She notices sick children

• They want to minimize the incident and avoid panic
• They want to evacuate immediately
• They ask for Western help
• They shut down all nuclear plants

• It proves the reactor core is exposed
• It is used to build the reactor walls
• It is a harmless material
• It is used for insulation

• He refuses to believe them
• He calls for evacuation
• He orders everyone to leave
• He admits his mistake

• Officials fear causing panic and want to maintain control
• There are not enough buses
• The radiation is not dangerous
• The weather is too bad

• Evacuate Pripyat and use boron and sand to smother the reactor
• Shut down all nuclear plants
• Send in more firefighters
• Ignore the problem

• He is the Soviet Deputy Prime Minister overseeing the disaster response
• He is the chief engineer
• He is a firefighter
• He is a plant worker

• It crashes after flying directly over the exposed core
• It successfully drops sand on the reactor
• It lands safely
• It is shot down

• Radioactive contamination will spread across Europe
• The plant will explode again
• Pripyat will be destroyed
• The Soviet Union will collapse

• They are suspicious and want to control the narrative
• They welcome outside help
• They immediately inform the public
• They ask for international aid

• A second, much larger explosion could occur
• The plant will be rebuilt
• The fire will go out on its own
• Nothing will happen

• They are unaware of the danger and continue daily life
• They immediately evacuate
• They protest at the plant
• They call for help

• They suffer from severe radiation sickness
• They are promoted
• They escape unharmed
• They are arrested

• The dangers of secrecy and denial in the face of disaster
• The importance of nuclear energy
• The benefits of Soviet technology
• The role of the KGB in society