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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What role did Elon Musk play in the emergence of the company called SpaceX?
(a) CEO.
(b) Director.
(c) Investor.
(d) Founder.

4. People from what area of the world appear to be buying up large swaths of land in New Zealand?
(a) The Midwestern United States.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Silicon Valley.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

5. The founder of the American Redoubt movement wrote what kind of publication?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) A manifesto.
(c) A bill.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. O'Connell recalls looking at what type of object over his son's head while also watching television with him?

4. What is the first name of Vicino, the man O'Connell calls a real estate magnate for the end of days?

5. O'Connell discusses a piece of media called Doomsday Preppers. What was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what culture is the Ghost Dance associated?

2. What evidence does O'Connell provide for his conclusion that human anxiety is building?

3. What sight does O'Connell describe seeing in Glendale and what significance does he find in the sight?

4. In what way does the theme of delusion arise within Chapter 1: Tribulations?

5. What does the acronym WROL stand for within the prepping movement?

6. How does O'Connell use specific word choice to mirror the themes of the text?

7. What type of event did O'Connell attend in order to learn about the Mars Society?

8. Discuss an instance of irony within the text.

9. In Chapter 2: Preparations, O'Connell discusses a period of time when he repeated a word over and over to himself. What was the word and what was behind his behavior?

10. What does the video of the emaciated polar bear symbolize according to O'Connell?

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