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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. Participants in the Ghost Dance are said to have believed that their dancing would hasten which event?
(a) The collection of wealth.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) Human flight.

2. When O'Connell's children were small, he and his family lived on a street with what type of institution nearby?
(a) A prison.
(b) A public library.
(c) A high school.
(d) A university.

3. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. What type of sunglasses does O'Connell associate with the doomsday prepping community?
(a) Polarized.
(b) Mirrored.
(c) Wraparound.
(d) Aviator.

5. What is the purpose of the Zone discussed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future?
(a) Sustainability.
(b) Exclusion.
(c) Posterity.
(d) Research.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around the time depicted in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, the United States and which country were at odds around nuclear weapons?

2. O'Connell claims that doomsday preppers and their actions are completely devoid of which human element?

3. For what purpose did Caroline plan to use the seeds in the wooden box if the need arose?

4. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?

5. O'Connell admits to the reader that he and his wife have so far succeeded in convincing their son that what aspect of life is obsolete?

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