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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. O'Connell discusses a piece of what type of media that went viral around the time he went to visit an apocalyptic compound?
(a) A painting.
(b) A cassette tape.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A journal entry.

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

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

4. When Chapter 1: Tribulations opens, O'Connell describes watching what type of television show with his son?
(a) Telenovellas.
(b) Cartoons.
(c) News.
(d) Mysteries.

5. What adjective does O'Connell use in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" to describe the shape of the traditional Ghost Dance?
(a) Circular.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Square.
(d) Elliptical.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what branch of the military did the founder of the American Redoubt movement serve?

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

3. At what altitude did the compound lie that O'Connell visited during his investigation of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?

4. O'Connell discusses seeing a man performing what action on the street corner as he took no notice of anyone around him?

5. What group of people uses the term "bug-out bag" (19)?

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