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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what length of time did O'Connell immerse himself in the online world of doomsday prepping?
2. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?
3. In which century did St. Augustine write that the earliest followers of Jesus believed that the end of the world was near?
4. O'Connell links the boy and the old man described in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" and imagines that there is "some vast collective of lone" what kind of "dancers" (131)?
5. O'Connell states at the end of Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" that "from the Native point of view," what "was in any case a matter of historical record" (131)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence does O'Connell provide for his conclusion that the luxury apocalpyptic compound business is booming?
2. What distinction does O'Connell make between fear and fantasy within Chapter 2: Preparations?
3. What element of life does O'Connell call "the last remaining truth" (4) and why?
4. How does O'Connell acknowledge that colonialism has brought about its own kind of apocalypse?
5. With what culture is the Ghost Dance associated?
6. For what reason does O'Connell allude to a television show called Mars in Chapter 5: Off-World Colony?
7. What quality sets apart the modern conception of the apocalypse from the older versions?
8. What does the video of the emaciated polar bear symbolize according to O'Connell?
9. What was the intended purpose of the Ghost Dance in relation to colonialism?
10. What main theme do all of the pieces within Notes from an Apocalypse revolve?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the final passages included at the end of Notes From an Apocalypse.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the roles of O’Connell’s family members within Notes From an Apocalypse. How does O'Connell use each person’s role to highlight themes included within the overall narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how O'Connell goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within Notes From an Apocalypse. How does O'Connell accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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