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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole, and Chapter 5: Off-World Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Connell declares in Chapter 1: Tribulations that "the last remaining truth is the supreme fiction of" (4) what?
(a) Country.
(b) Time.
(c) Individual identity.
(d) Money.

2. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?
(a) Help.
(b) Looming crisis.
(c) Meme.
(d) Climate change.

3. For what length of time did O'Connell immerse himself in the online world of doomsday prepping?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1 month.

4. Which annual gathering of the Mars Society did O'Connell attend in Los Angeles?
(a) The 21st.
(b) The 45th.
(c) The 13th.
(d) The 16th.

5. What type of landmark is Mount Eden, the location to which Anthony took O'Connell immediately upon picking him up at the airport?
(a) A toxic waste site.
(b) A historic landmark.
(c) A nature reserve.
(d) A volcano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was O'Connell when a family member told him about the nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia?

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

3. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?

4. What new quality does O'Connell ascribe to the modern version of the apocalypse?

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

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