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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell states that as a parent, he feels "a moral duty to be deluded about" (4) what?

2. At the time when the show aired depicting Elon Musk and his son, for how many years had NASA's space shuttle program been defunct?

3. O'Connell concludes in Chapter 2: Preparations that rather than preparing for their fears, doomsday preppers are preparing for their what?

4. In which century did St. Augustine write that the earliest followers of Jesus believed that the end of the world was near?

5. At what altitude did the compound lie that O'Connell visited during his investigation of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What distinction does O'Connell make between fear and fantasy within Chapter 2: Preparations?

2. Discuss an instance when O'Connell invokes the use of sensory details.

3. What evidence does O'Connell provide for his conclusion that the luxury apocalpyptic compound business is booming?

4. Discuss one main theme presented in the epigraph section of Mark O'Connell's book Notes from an Apocalypse.

5. In what way does the theme of delusion arise within Chapter 1: Tribulations?

6. What sight does O'Connell describe seeing in Glendale and what significance does he find in the sight?

7. What does the video of the emaciated polar bear symbolize according to O'Connell?

8. What was the intended purpose of the Ghost Dance in relation to colonialism?

9. Who is James Wesley Rawles?

10. How does O'Connell use specific word choice to mirror the themes of the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss O'Connell's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of Notes From an Apocalypse.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss O'Connell's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of Notes From an Apocalypse. What purpose did O'Connell have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Examine O'Connell’s use of characterization methods to portray real people, such as his wife. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?

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