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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. O'Connell discusses a piece of what type of media that went viral around the time he went to visit an apocalyptic compound?
(a) A cassette tape.
(b) A journal entry.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A painting.

2. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

3. 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 historic landmark.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A nature reserve.
(d) A toxic waste site.

4. Toward the end of the retreat described in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" each participant spends how many consecutive hours alone in the forest?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 100.
(d) 36.

5. O'Connell often told his therapist about his feeling of impending what?
(a) Despair.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Death.
(d) Crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of sunglasses does O'Connell associate with the doomsday prepping community?

2. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?

3. Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole describes O'Connell's arrival in what location?

4. Igor told O'Connell that he and his wife had how many children together?

5. O'Connell realized during the tour that both he and what other person were looking to exploit the Chernobyl site?

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