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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Tribulations and Chapter 2: Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what branch of the military did the founder of the American Redoubt movement serve?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Coast Guard.

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

3. O'Connell wonders how humans are supposed to take what action when we know that we are likely doomed?
(a) To breathe easily.
(b) To laugh.
(c) To live.
(d) To smile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?

2. In which century did St. Augustine write that the earliest followers of Jesus believed that the end of the world was near?

3. O'Connell states that when he thought about his son and his future, he felt a deep sense of what emotion?

4. How many theories does O'Connell have about the correlation between doomsday preppers and their sunglasses?

5. O'Connell concludes in Chapter 2: Preparations that rather than preparing for their fears, doomsday preppers are preparing for their what?

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