Chernobyl

Question 1

Reasons for disaster and its severity (4)

Answer 1

Design failure
Culture discouraged questioning of authority
Mismanagement and lack of training
Secrecy led to lack of warning after, compounding distaster

Question 2

Protocols not followed

Answer 2

Time constraints and pressure to complete the test

Question 3

Chernobyl as a microcosm

Answer 3

The disaster encapsulates the failures of a system built on secrecy, blind faith in progress, and disregard for the individual

Question 4

Propaganda

Answer 4

Weddings staged in zone

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

The reactor explosion is portrayed as a metaphor for the broader disintegration of Soviet values and humanity’s blind hubris in controlling nature

Question 6

Survivor experiences (2)

Answer 6

Detachment and loss
Bullying- societal fear and stigma

Question 7

Damage control (3)

Answer 7

Late evacuation under a pretense
Workers sent in without proper training or equipment
Secret