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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Under the Hide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did O'Connell attend a gathering of the Mars Society at the Pasadena Convention Center?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2015.

2. Which annual gathering of the Mars Society did O'Connell attend in Los Angeles?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 45th.
(c) The 13th.
(d) The 21st.

3. The Ghost Dance described in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" was intended to consume which group of people?
(a) Colonizers.
(b) Magistrates.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Puritans.

4. O'Connell claims that doomsday preppers and their actions are completely devoid of which human element?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed a theory concerning three different circles?

2. O'Connell states that the only freedom one has in an airport is the freedom to take which action?

3. In Chapter 6: "Under the Hide," O'Connell discusses at length a character called the Lorax, who states that he "speak[s] for the" (132) what?

4. In Texas alone, there are how many purveyors of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?

5. What kind of emaciated animal was featured in the video O'Connell describes?

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