Alas, Babylon Quizzes

Alas, Babylon Quiz 1

1 The novel begins from which character's perspective?
Florence Wechek

Randy Bragg

Malachai Henry

Mark Bragg
2 What does Florence initially think of Randy?
He is a Peeping Tom who is constantly spying on her.

He is a handsome, charming man.

He is a despicable person and he should leave Fort Repose immediately.

She has never met him.
3 In which state is Fort Repose?
Nebraska

Colorado

Florida

Georgia
4 Who is Randy Bragg's current girlfriend?
Lib McGovern

Rita Hernandez

Alice Cooksey

Florence Wechek
5 Where does Mark Bragg and his family live?
Denver, Colorado

Fort Repose, Florida

Omaha, Nebraska

Washington, D.C.
6 What is the Air Force base near Orlando that Randy meets Mark at called?
McDonald

McLean

McMillan

McCoy
7 In which two seas is the Soviet Union increasing their presence?
Baltic and Red

Mediterranean and Caribbean

Mediterranean and Arctic

Black and Baltic
8 What does Mark ask Randy to do?
take care of his wife and kids

come to the Hole with him

take charge of Fort Repose

reason with Soviet representatives
9 Who are the Henrys?
the family that owns the Fort Repose bank

undercover Soviet spies

the black family that lives next door to Randy

the family that founded Fort Repose
10 How does Mark warn Randy of the impending attack?
a phone call

a letter

a telegram

a radio message
11 Who is Edgar Quisenberry?
president of the First National Bank of Fort Repose

a returned war admiral

a drug addict who robs the clinic

a storekeeper in the local supermarket
12 Which Henry does Randy choose to warn about the attack?
Preacher

Missouri

Two-Tone

Malachai
13 What do the Henrys have that will help them survive in the wake of an attack?
a massive stockpile of automobile gas

an endless supply of artesian water from the ground

a communication line outside of Florida

a bomb shelter
14 Who is Randy's best friend, and what is his role?
Dan Gunn; he is Fort Repose's physician.

Pete Hernandez; he is the shopkeeper.

Edgar Quisenberry; he is the bank president.

Porky Logan; he is a politician.
15 Who does Alice invite to stay at her house on River Road for a while?
Helen Bragg

Lib McGovern

Alice Cooksey

Rita Hernandez
16 What disease is Lib's mother, Lavinia, afflicted with?
Pneumonia

Diabetes

Alzheimer's

Cancer
17 What does Lib's father think about Randy's warning of the approaching attack?
He is angry that Randy hadn't told them sooner.

He says he knew all along that it would happen.

He does not believe it will happen.

He is worried, and insists they leave Fort Repose immediately.
18 What happens in the Mediterranean that incites the attack?
A U.S. fighter jet blows up an entire Soviet naval fleet.

A U.S. submarine sinks a Soviet passenger vessel.

A Soviet submarine sinks a U.S. submarine.

A U.S. navy aircraft accidentally bombs the important Syrian port of Latakia.
19 How does the government in Moscow respond to this?
They begin to mobilize their troops.

They are completely silent.

They are outraged and announce their plans for an immediate attack.

They apologize.
20 What are the names of Helen and Mark's children?
Priscilla and Billy

Peyton and Ben Franklin

Patty and Franklin

Paula and John Adams
21 At what time of day does the first bomb hit?
late afternoon

early in the morning

around noon

after sunset
22 What happens to Peyton?
She has a panic attack.

She stares into the bomb flash and is blinded.

She is thrown through a glass window by the blast.

She goes up onto the roof to watch and falls off.
23 What causes Randy to question his morality?
He sees hundreds of people in need at the Riverside Inn.

He sees a woman's body in a car wreck on the side of the road.

He sees armed convicts walking down the street.

He sees a crowd of refugees coming into Fort Repose from Orlando.
24 Where does Florence work?
the library

Western Union

the grocery store

First National Bank of Fort Repose
25 Why does Edgar Quisenberry commit suicide?
He has run out of food and supplies.

His wife was killed by the bombing.

He is robbed.

He cannot imagine a world where the dollar is worthless.

how had warfare changed

Admiral Hazzard is saying is that the mere existence of nuclear weapons changed the game entirely.

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Answered by Aslan on 3/21/2023 6:42 PM

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What did Dan think should be done with the dead?

From the text:

" Dan said, "and try to arrange for burial. I've got to talk to Bubba anyway. I can't seem to impress upon him the importance of burying the dead as quickly as possible. He suddenly seems to hate his profession." ch 7

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What does the title of the book mean to Randy and Mark

Since they were kids, they used that line to hint at a warning of something bad.

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Answered by Aslan on 3/14/2023 8:09 PM

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