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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. The warning O'Connell discusses in Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map is meant to warn people about an element of what?
(a) Weather.
(b) Bias.
(c) Financial health.
(d) Medical health.

4. What is NOT designated as one of the representative circles discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Spouse.
(b) Larger world.
(c) Friends and family.
(d) Self.

5. Caroline once wondered aloud if which creatures would make beautiful fossils?
(a) Humans.
(b) Owls.
(c) Ligers.
(d) Cockroaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of the retreat described in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" each participant spends how many consecutive hours alone in the forest?

2. Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future discusses a place called the Zone in which country?

3. By what name was the now-defunct amusement park in the Zone known?

4. Dr. Pinker has stated that the fates of successive generations of humankind have gotten what over time?

5. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?

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