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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Connell discusses a piece of what type of media that went viral around the time he went to visit an apocalyptic compound?
(a) A painting.
(b) A cassette tape.
(c) A journal entry.
(d) A photograph.

2. For what purpose is a particular group of people buying land in New Zealand?
(a) To build biodomes.
(b) To survive the apocalypse.
(c) To raise livestock.
(d) To provide rental income.

3. O'Connell states that at the time described in Chapter 8: The Redness of the Map, it was the second time in how many months that a status red had been declared?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

4. In what year did Doomsday Preppers exit the cultural scene?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2019.

5. At the time of O'Connell's visit to the Zone, how many years before had the Chernobyl disaster occurred?
(a) 51.
(b) 42.
(c) 31.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?

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

3. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?

4. One-third of the people along on O'Connell's tour of the Zone hailed from which country?

5. What adjective does O'Connell use to describe the effect of the online discourse on reality?

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