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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what location did Mark O'Connell travel when he visited a famous set of hills, as described in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) The Mojave Desert.
(c) The Black Hills.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

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)?
(a) Genocide.
(b) The apocalypse.
(c) A pandemic.
(d) Assimilation.

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

4. In the book How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, Rawles predicts the collapse of all but which of the following entities?
(a) The family.
(b) Civilization itself.
(c) The nation-state.
(d) The economy.

5. What is the name of the company O'Connell deems unworthy of existence?
(a) Mina.
(b) Jungletown.
(c) Lagos.
(d) Vivos.

6. What adjective does O'Connell use in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" to describe the shape of the traditional Ghost Dance?
(a) Elliptical.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Square.
(d) Circular.

7. What group of people uses the term "bug-out bag" (19)?
(a) Artists.
(b) Entymologists.
(c) Preppers.
(d) Vegans.

8. What is NOT a quality O'Connell attributes to the old man he saw dancing while stopped at a red light in Glendale?
(a) Long hair.
(b) A pair of headphones.
(c) A beard.
(d) An earring.

9. O'Connell states that as a parent, he feels "a moral duty to be deluded about" (4) what?
(a) World peace.
(b) Financial solvency.
(c) The battle between good and evil.
(d) The future.

10. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?
(a) Trepidation.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Regret.
(d) Disgust.

11. In what year did Doomsday Preppers exit the cultural scene?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2019.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2014.

12. What adjective does O'Connell use to describe the effect of the online discourse on reality?
(a) Burning.
(b) Burrowing.
(c) Streamlining.
(d) Flattening.

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

14. In which century did St. Augustine write that the earliest followers of Jesus believed that the end of the world was near?
(a) The 5th.
(b) The 13th.
(c) The 3rd.
(d) The 9th.

15. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?
(a) None.
(b) Scores.
(c) Dozens.
(d) A handful.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2: Preparations, O'Connell recalls a period of time when he often muttered which word to himself throughout each day?

2. O'Connell discovered that the Mars Society believed that humankind was taking what action in relation to the end of the world?

3. What type of landmark is Mount Eden, the location to which Anthony took O'Connell immediately upon picking him up at the airport?

4. O'Connell discusses a piece of what type of media that went viral around the time he went to visit an apocalyptic compound?

5. What does the Spanish word vivos mean in English?

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