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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was O'Connell when a family member told him about the nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia?
(a) 5 or 6.
(b) 13 or 14.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 8 or 9.

3. To what location did Mark O'Connell travel when he visited a famous set of hills, as described in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival?
(a) The Mojave Desert.
(b) The Bermuda Triangle.
(c) The Black Hills.
(d) Niagara Falls.

4. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?
(a) It was open for a month and then closed forever.
(b) It was open for a week and then closed forever.
(c) It was open for three years and then closed forever.
(d) It never opened.

5. At the time when O'Connell wrote the book Notes From an Apocalypse, how many months old was his infant daughter?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?

2. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?

3. Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future discusses a place called the Zone in which country?

4. At the time when the show aired depicting Elon Musk and his son, for how many years had NASA's space shuttle program been defunct?

5. How does O'Connell describe Caroline's position?

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