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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around the time depicted in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, the United States and which country were at odds around nuclear weapons?
(a) Russia.
(b) Iran.
(c) North Korea.
(d) Turkey.

2. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?
(a) Michaels.
(b) Byrts.
(c) Miller.
(d) Boyd.

3. Which of the following terms does O'Connell apply to himself?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Humanist.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Communist.

4. The movement of artists O'Connell discusses believes that what item assuming continual progress of humankind over time "has been fatally undermined in our time" (143)?
(a) A set of scales.
(b) A chart.
(c) An axis.
(d) A graph.

5. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) JFK.
(b) Stapleton.
(c) O'Hare.
(d) Heathrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole describes O'Connell's arrival in what location?

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

3. The movement of artists discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" believe that what element has returned to humankind and has ruined our world?

4. What does the Spanish word vivos mean in English?

5. In what year was the amusement park featured in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place" scheduled to open?

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