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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. For what purpose is a particular group of people buying land in New Zealand?
(a) To provide rental income.
(b) To build biodomes.
(c) To raise livestock.
(d) To survive the apocalypse.

2. For what length of time did O'Connell immerse himself in the online world of doomsday prepping?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

3. How many people attended the retreat at Alladale in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 12.

4. What aspects of the institution close by his family's home does O'Connell use as a metaphor within the narrative?
(a) Walls.
(b) Gates.
(c) Fountains.
(d) Sculptures.

5. The theory discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" revolves around "three circles of" (179) what?
(a) Money.
(b) Health.
(c) Politics.
(d) Care.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of O'Connell's family did he used to take to the churchyard to play?

2. O'Connell states at the end of Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" that "from the Native point of view," what "was in any case a matter of historical record" (131)?

3. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

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admits to the reader that he and his wife have so far succeeded in convincing their son that what aspect of life is obsolete?

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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