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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The movement of artists discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" believe that what element has returned to humankind and has ruined our world?
(a) Hubris.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Arrogance.

2. How many months after the Alladale retreat did O'Connell take a trip to the Zone?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 2.

3. What is the first name of the man called Lister, who owned the location called Alladale?
(a) Jeff.
(b) James.
(c) Cillian.
(d) Paul.

4. How many hours did the drive from Kiev to the Zone take?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. Which friend of O'Connell's was the one who discussed a particular graph measuring consumption?
(a) Andres.
(b) Caroline.
(c) John.
(d) Thich.

6. At the time of the trip, Dylan had relocated to which city several years before?
(a) London.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Paris.
(d) San Jose.

7. Near the end of Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place," O'Connell states that "meditation upon" what topic "became a mainstay of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art and literature" (213)?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Silence.
(c) Impermanence.
(d) Death.

8. In what year was the amusement park featured in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place" scheduled to open?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1986.

9. Which element of the amusement park located in the Zone is said to harbor moss that is "among the most toxic substances" (193) on the park grounds?
(a) Roller coaster.
(b) Swings.
(c) Slide.
(d) Bumper cars.

10. What is the title of the "movement of artists and writers and activists united by the conviction that climate catastrophe was not just real and imminent but also in fact inevitable" (141)?
(a) The Dark River Project.
(b) The Dark Forest Project.
(c) The Dark Mountain Project.
(d) The Dark Bay Project.

11. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?
(a) Resource consumption.
(b) Food consumption.
(c) Natural gas consumption.
(d) Water consumption.

12. Dylan states that the amusement park in the Zone "is a hugely iconic place in terms of" (194) what?
(a) Motocross.
(b) Skateboarding.
(c) Gaming.
(d) Rollerblading.

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

14. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?
(a) Tenacity.
(b) Health.
(c) Desire.
(d) Community.

15. Igor told O'Connell that he and his wife had how many children together?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When O'Connell and Dylan took a trip to the Zone, how many permanent residents lived in the Zone?

2. Which of the following terms does O'Connell apply to himself?

3. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?

4. At the time of O'Connell's visit to the Zone, how many years before had the Chernobyl disaster occurred?

5. The movement of artists O'Connell discusses believes that what item assuming continual progress of humankind over time "has been fatally undermined in our time" (143)?

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