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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. To what location did Mark O'Connell travel when he visited a famous set of hills, as described in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) The Bermuda Triangle.
(c) The Black Hills.
(d) The Mojave Desert.

2. How many days in total did O'Connell spend in Auckland, New Zealand?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

3. What group of people uses the term "bug-out bag" (19)?
(a) Artists.
(b) Entymologists.
(c) Vegans.
(d) Preppers.

4. In Chapter 2: Preparations, O'Connell recalls a period of time when he often muttered which word to himself throughout each day?
(a) Stop.
(b) Finite.
(c) Collapse.
(d) Useless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What noun does O'Connell use to describe the unrelenting nature of the modern version of the apocalypse?

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

3. The photograph O'Connell discusses in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival depicts what type of sport being played amidst a forest fire?

4. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?

5. Around the time depicted in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, the United States and which country were at odds around nuclear weapons?

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