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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. Which family member told O'Connell all about the nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His uncle.

2. O'Connell recalls looking at what type of object over his son's head while also watching television with him?
(a) A laptop.
(b) A phone.
(c) A clock.
(d) A tablet.

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

4. How old was O'Connell when a family member told him about the nuclear conflict between the United States and Russia?
(a) 13 or 14.
(b) 5 or 6.
(c) 11 or 12.
(d) 8 or 9.

5. What does the letter R stand for in the acronym WROL?
(a) Radius.
(b) Ratio.
(c) Rule.
(d) Regression.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell states that as a parent, he feels "a moral duty to be deluded about" (4) what?

2. During O'Connell's study of the doomsday prepping movement, he came to see the movement as "a hysterical symptom of" what "itself" (20)?

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

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

5. In Chapter 1: Tribulations, O'Connell asserts that his carbon footprint is as deep and wide as his what?

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