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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 discusses a piece of media called Doomsday Preppers. What was it?
(a) A television show.
(b) A book.
(c) A movie.
(d) A video game.

2. What new quality does O'Connell ascribe to the modern version of the apocalypse?
(a) Tenuousness.
(b) Slowness.
(c) Rapidity.
(d) Exciting.

3. What is the last name of the man named James Wesley who founded a movement called American Redoubt?
(a) Miller.
(b) Rawles.
(c) Jones.
(d) Dawes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Chapter 1: Tribulations opens, O'Connell describes watching what type of television show with his son?

3. What adjective does O'Connell use to describe the effect of the online discourse on reality?

4. O'Connell recalls looking at what type of object over his son's head while also watching television with him?

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

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