Alas, Babylon Quizzes

Alas, Babylon Quiz 1

1 The novel begins from which character's perspective?
Mark Bragg

Malachai Henry

Florence Wechek

Randy Bragg
2 What does Florence initially think of Randy?
He is a handsome, charming man.

She has never met him.

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

He is a Peeping Tom who is constantly spying on her.
3 In which state is Fort Repose?
Florida

Colorado

Nebraska

Georgia
4 Who is Randy Bragg's current girlfriend?
Rita Hernandez

Florence Wechek

Alice Cooksey

Lib McGovern
5 Where does Mark Bragg and his family live?
Omaha, Nebraska

Denver, Colorado

Fort Repose, Florida

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

McDonald

McCoy

McLean
7 In which two seas is the Soviet Union increasing their presence?
Black and Baltic

Mediterranean and Caribbean

Mediterranean and Arctic

Baltic and Red
8 What does Mark ask Randy to do?
reason with Soviet representatives

take care of his wife and kids

come to the Hole with him

take charge of Fort Repose
9 Who are the Henrys?
the family that owns the Fort Repose bank

the family that founded Fort Repose

the black family that lives next door to Randy

undercover Soviet spies
10 How does Mark warn Randy of the impending attack?
a letter

a phone call

a telegram

a radio message
11 Who is Edgar Quisenberry?
a returned war admiral

president of the First National Bank of Fort Repose

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

Malachai

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

a communication line outside of Florida

an endless supply of artesian water from the ground

a bomb shelter
14 Who is Randy's best friend, and what is his role?
Pete Hernandez; he is the shopkeeper.

Dan Gunn; he is Fort Repose's physician.

Porky Logan; he is a politician.

Edgar Quisenberry; he is the bank president.
15 Who does Alice invite to stay at her house on River Road for a while?
Lib McGovern

Helen Bragg

Alice Cooksey

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

Diabetes

Cancer

Pneumonia
17 What does Lib's father think about Randy's warning of the approaching attack?
He does not believe it will happen.

He is angry that Randy hadn't told them sooner.

He says he knew all along that it would happen.

He is worried, and insists they leave Fort Repose immediately.
18 What happens in the Mediterranean that incites the attack?
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.

A U.S. fighter jet blows up an entire Soviet naval fleet.
19 How does the government in Moscow respond to this?
They begin to mobilize their troops.

They apologize.

They are completely silent.

They are outraged and announce their plans for an immediate attack.
20 What are the names of Helen and Mark's children?
Patty and Franklin

Priscilla and Billy

Paula and John Adams

Peyton and Ben Franklin
21 At what time of day does the first bomb hit?
late afternoon

early in the morning

after sunset

around noon
22 What happens to Peyton?
She goes up onto the roof to watch and falls off.

She has a panic attack.

She stares into the bomb flash and is blinded.

She is thrown through a glass window by the blast.
23 What causes Randy to question his morality?
He sees armed convicts walking down the street.

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

He sees hundreds of people in need at the Riverside Inn.

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

the grocery store

First National Bank of Fort Repose

the library
25 Why does Edgar Quisenberry commit suicide?
He is robbed.

He has run out of food and supplies.

His wife was killed by the bombing.

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.

Asked by Spence S #1296667

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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Answered by Aslan on 2/11/2021 5:57 AM

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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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