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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. Participants in the Ghost Dance are said to have believed that their dancing would hasten which event?

2. What kind of emaciated animal was featured in the video O'Connell describes?

3. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?

4. In what month did O'Connell arrive at the airport where his friend Anthony then picked him up?

5. To what location did Mark O'Connell travel when he visited a famous set of hills, as described in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With what culture is the Ghost Dance associated?

3. What evidence does O'Connell provide for his conclusion that human anxiety is building?

4. To what location did O'Connell travel one November, as described in Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole?

5. What quality sets apart the modern conception of the apocalypse from the older versions?

6. For what reason does O'Connell allude to a television show called Mars in Chapter 5: Off-World Colony?

7. Who is James Wesley Rawles?

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

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

10. What is Mount Eden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of hypocrisy treated within O'Connell’s book Notes From an Apocalypse and with which of the text’s messages does the theme closely connect?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within O'Connell's book Notes From an Apocalypse.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss O'Connell's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Notes From an Apocalypse. Include discussion of self-delusion as well.

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