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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 states that when he thought about his son and his future, he felt a deep sense of what emotion?
(a) Despair.
(b) Bewilderment.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Melancholy.

2. What type of sunglasses does O'Connell associate with the doomsday prepping community?
(a) Aviator.
(b) Mirrored.
(c) Wraparound.
(d) Polarized.

3. In Chapter 1: Tribulations, O'Connell asserts that his carbon footprint is as deep and wide as his what?
(a) His pride.
(b) His despair.
(c) His privilege.
(d) His guilt.

4. During O'Connell's study of the doomsday prepping movement, he came to see the movement as "a hysterical symptom of" what "itself" (20)?
(a) America.
(b) Despair.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Paranoia.

5. What role did Elon Musk play in the emergence of the company called SpaceX?
(a) Director.
(b) Investor.
(c) Founder.
(d) CEO.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does O'Connell use to describe the effect of the online discourse on reality?

2. O'Connell depicts a time when he investigated a special niche of what sector?

3. One of the companies in Texas that sells apocalyptic dwellings is called Trident what?

4. What is the name of the company O'Connell deems unworthy of existence?

5. O'Connell discusses seeing a man performing what action on the street corner as he took no notice of anyone around him?

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