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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. What type of landmark is Mount Eden, the location to which Anthony took O'Connell immediately upon picking him up at the airport?
(a) A toxic waste site.
(b) A nature reserve.
(c) A historic landmark.
(d) A volcano.

2. What is NOT a quality O'Connell attributes to the old man he saw dancing while stopped at a red light in Glendale?
(a) A pair of headphones.
(b) An earring.
(c) A beard.
(d) Long hair.

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

4. What does the letter R stand for in the acronym WROL?
(a) Rule.
(b) Regression.
(c) Ratio.
(d) Radius.

5. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?
(a) Looming crisis.
(b) Meme.
(c) Help.
(d) Climate change.

Short Answer Questions

1. Participants in the Ghost Dance are said to have believed that their dancing would hasten which event?

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

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

4. O'Connell discovered that the Mars Society believed that humankind was taking what action in relation to the end of the world?

5. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?

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