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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. One of the companies in Texas that sells apocalyptic dwellings is called Trident what?

2. What does the letter R stand for in the acronym WROL?

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

4. In what branch of the military did the founder of the American Redoubt movement serve?

5. What is the name of the company O'Connell deems unworthy of existence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss an instance of irony within the text.

3. To what location did O'Connell travel around the time when nuclear tensions were rising between the United States and North Korea?

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

5. How does O'Connell acknowledge that colonialism has brought about its own kind of apocalypse?

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

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

8. What is Mount Eden?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does O'Connell go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does O'Connell utilize or highlight irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within Notes From an Apocalypse and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the piece.

Essay Topic 3

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

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