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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. At what location did Elon Musk speak alongside his son on a television show seen by O'Connell?
(a) Cape Canaveral.
(b) The Great Pyramids.
(c) The Kennedy Space Station.
(d) The Washington Monument.

2. In what year did O'Connell attend a gathering of the Mars Society at the Pasadena Convention Center?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2015.

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 Bermuda Triangle.
(b) The Mojave Desert.
(c) Niagara Falls.
(d) The Black Hills.

4. O'Connell acknowledges in Chapter 1: Tribulations that which of his own actions hastens the end of the world?
(a) Medical care.
(b) Travel.
(c) Introspection.
(d) Study.

5. O'Connell claims that doomsday preppers and their actions are completely devoid of which human element?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Tranquility.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member told O'Connell all about the nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States?

2. O'Connell links the boy and the old man described in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" and imagines that there is "some vast collective of lone" what kind of "dancers" (131)?

3. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?

4. In what year did Doomsday Preppers emerge onto the cultural scene?

5. How many thousands of visitors did the Zone attract during the year 2016?

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