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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. From which country did the monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh originally hail?
(a) The Philippines.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) France.
(d) Malaysia.

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

3. O'Connell states that at the time described in Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map, it was the second time in how many months that a status red had been declared?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

4. 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?
(a) Trees.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Worms.
(d) Birds.

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

2. The founder of the American Redoubt movement estimated that the average family in the United States had enough food to last for how long?

3. O'Connell spent a week at Alladale in the spring of which year?

4. How many people attended the retreat at Alladale in total?

5. What is the name of the company O'Connell deems unworthy of existence?

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