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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Tribulations and Chapter 2: Preparations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Doomsday Preppers emerge onto the cultural scene?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2012.
(d) 1999.

2. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?
(a) Scores.
(b) Dozens.
(c) A handful.
(d) None.

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

4. What is the last name of the man named James Wesley who founded a movement called American Redoubt?
(a) Dawes.
(b) Miller.
(c) Rawles.
(d) Jones.

5. What new quality does O'Connell ascribe to the modern version of the apocalypse?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Tenuousness.
(c) Slowness.
(d) Rapidity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?

3. O'Connell claims that doomsday preppers and their actions are completely devoid of which human element?

4. Which family member told O'Connell all about the nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States?

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

(see the answer key)

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