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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole, and Chapter 5: Off-World Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

3. O'Connell discovered that the Mars Society believed that humankind was taking what action in relation to the end of the world?
(a) Minimizing it.
(b) Ignoring it.
(c) Hastening it.
(d) Warping it.

4. What was the name of the luxury apocalyptic compound O'Connell visited?
(a) XPoint.
(b) MPoint.
(c) LPoint.
(d) QPoint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell wonders how humans are supposed to take what action when we know that we are likely doomed?

2. What adjective does O'Connell use in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" to describe the shape of the traditional Ghost Dance?

3. What is the name of the company O'Connell deems unworthy of existence?

4. In what month did O'Connell arrive at the airport where his friend Anthony then picked him up?

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

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