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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole, and Chapter 5: Off-World Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Connell discusses a piece of media called Doomsday Preppers. What was it?
(a) A television show.
(b) A book.
(c) A video game.
(d) A movie.

2. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?
(a) Byrts.
(b) Michaels.
(c) Boyd.
(d) Miller.

3. O'Connell discusses seeing a man performing what action on the street corner as he took no notice of anyone around him?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Juggling.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Singing.

4. What noun does O'Connell use to describe the unrelenting nature of the modern version of the apocalypse?
(a) Horsemen.
(b) Flames.
(c) Circles of hell.
(d) Waves.

5. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Trepidation.
(d) Regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell declares in Chapter 1: Tribulations that "the last remaining truth is the supreme fiction of" (4) what?

2. Which annual gathering of the Mars Society did O'Connell attend in Los Angeles?

3. O'Connell acknowledges in Chapter 1: Tribulations that which of his own actions hastens the end of the world?

4. In Chapter 1: Tribulations, O'Connell asserts that his carbon footprint is as deep and wide as his what?

5. At what location did Elon Musk speak alongside his son on a television show seen by O'Connell?

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