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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed a theory concerning three different circles?
(a) Thich Nhat Hanh.
(b) Pythagoreas.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Plato.

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

3. What kind of artist was the man who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) A film director.
(b) A choreographer.
(c) A painter.
(d) A writer.

4. O'Connell spent a week at Alladale in the spring of which year?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2017.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2002.

5. 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) Birds.
(c) Worms.
(d) Clouds.

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

7. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?
(a) The nature of obsession.
(b) The nature of exclusivity.
(c) The nature of consumer desire.
(d) The nature of racism.

8. 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.

9. What type of media did Igor use to inform the tour group about the Chernobyl disaster?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Radio.
(c) Video.
(d) Slideshow.

10. O'Connell states that the most striking photographs he took during his visit to the Zone featured what type of store?
(a) Pet.
(b) Shoe.
(c) Book.
(d) Electronics.

11. What is the name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) Paul Thomas Anderson.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Bob Fosse.
(d) Dr. Seuss.

12. O'Connell went on a trip to the Zone with a man named Dylan, who was related to O'Connell in what way?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Cousin.

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

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

15. 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) Selfishness.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Hubris.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell describes arriving at the conclusion that which island was a metaphor for all of earth in the modern age?

2. By what name was the now-defunct amusement park in the Zone known?

3. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?

4. In what year was the amusement park featured in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place" scheduled to open?

5. Igor tells the tour group that if anyone of what type gets hurt at the Zone, there will be no more tours?

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