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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. At what location did Elon Musk speak alongside his son on a television show seen by O'Connell?
(a) The Kennedy Space Station.
(b) The Washington Monument.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) The Great Pyramids.

2. One of the companies in Texas that sells apocalyptic dwellings is called Trident what?
(a) Valley.
(b) Lakes.
(c) Market.
(d) Views.

3. At the time when the show aired depicting Elon Musk and his son, for how many years had NASA's space shuttle program been defunct?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 12.

4. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?
(a) Health.
(b) Desire.
(c) Community.
(d) Tenacity.

5. O'Connell depicts a time when he investigated a special niche of what sector?
(a) Banking.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Investment.
(d) Travel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What new quality does O'Connell ascribe to the modern version of the apocalypse?

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

4. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?

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

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