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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. O'Connell concludes in Chapter 2: Preparations that rather than preparing for their fears, doomsday preppers are preparing for their what?
(a) Futures.
(b) Survival.
(c) Fantasies.
(d) Tribulations.

2. For what length of time did O'Connell immerse himself in the online world of doomsday prepping?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

3. What noun does O'Connell use to describe the unrelenting nature of the modern version of the apocalypse?
(a) Horsemen.
(b) Flames.
(c) Waves.
(d) Circles of hell.

4. What kind of emaciated animal was featured in the video O'Connell describes?
(a) A penguin.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) A polar bear.
(d) An elephant.

5. In what year did Doomsday Preppers emerge onto the cultural scene?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2012.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell declares in Chapter 1: Tribulations that "the last remaining truth is the supreme fiction of" (4) what?

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

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

4. How old was O'Connell when a family member told him about the nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia?

5. In what year did Doomsday Preppers exit the cultural scene?

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