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

2. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Trepidation.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Regret.

3. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

5. Participants in the Ghost Dance are said to have believed that their dancing would hasten which event?
(a) A rainstorm.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) Human flight.
(d) The collection of wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, Rawles predicts the collapse of all but which of the following entities?

2. What adjective does O'Connell use in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" to describe the shape of the traditional Ghost Dance?

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

4. In what year did Doomsday Preppers emerge onto the cultural scene?

5. Which annual gathering of the Mars Society did O'Connell attend in Los Angeles?

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