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Quiz about William W Johnstones Out of the Ashes Series

William W. Johnstone's "Out of the Ashes" Series Quiz

This is one of the better post-apocalyptic Series to date.

A multiple-choice quiz by kooladerev60. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kooladerev60

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
130,915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
181

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Ben Raines, the ex-soldier and mercenary was enjoying his simple life when he received a phone call that said "Bold Strike". He also got a
visit from a stranger telling him what? Hint

To let him know that the government was watching him

he was only asking for directions

that his novels were poorly written

that his former buddies were alive and planning to overthrow the government

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Question 2 of 10

2. His former friends had set in motion a rogue nuclear sub that fired nuclear warheads. They responded with Nuclear,Biological and Chemical weapons. How did Ben survive this attack? Hint

He was stung by a nest of yellowjackets

It didn't hit anywhere near his home

He was prepared for the worst

They were all duds

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Question 3 of 10

3. After he woke up,he went into town and stocked up on food,medicines and weapons. When he was finished stocking his truck with supplies, what did he do? Hint

He went home and got drunk

All of these

He set out to write about what effects the exchange had on the nation

He wanted to see if there were people he could help

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Question 4 of 10

4. While he was in the Sheriff's office,what did he find that would become his trademark?
Hint

A Thompson Submachine Gun

An M-14

An M-16

An M-60

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Question 5 of 10

5. At one point in his travels he met Cecil Jeffreys that would later join him in the country he forms. Before that what did Cecil and his followers found? Hint

Utopia

New Africa

Shangra-La

He just set up a place to live free from interference

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Question 6 of 10

6. During his travels he heads to Florida,where he meets Ike Mcgown,an ex-Navy Seal. Ike was running a radio station at the time but what was
his secret. Hint

he was a plant for a hostile govenment

he was a spy for the new central government

he was a secret member of the Rebel army

he was just a flake who was living in a dream world

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Question 7 of 10

7. After waking up with a hangover, Ben had Ike radio the Rebel army and tell them to meet him where? Hint

In California

In Texas

In the Blue Ridge Mountains

In the Tri-states area

8. As Ben travels back to his home,he meets Cecil and tells him that he is welcome to join him in the Tri-states if anything goes wrong. He also reunites with a women whom he tells that he is in love with. What
is her name? Hint

Jerre

Rose

Tina

Salina

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Question 9 of 10

9. As Ben travels to the Tri-states he adopts a stray dog. What did he name it? Hint

Brutus

Dog

King

Juno

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Question 10 of 10

10. After Ben and his followers reached the Tri-states, the reorganized central government led by a corrupt,weak and devious President Hilton
Logan became jealous of the success of the Tri-states. He ordered the complete and total destruction of it and its followers. What did Ben tell him would happen to him and his cabinet if they did? Hint

He told them they would be eliminated one by one

He would take all of the Tri-staters and hide in the wilderness

He would unleash all the remaining nuclear warheads

He would take them to another place.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Ben Raines, the ex-soldier and mercenary was enjoying his simple life when he received a phone call that said "Bold Strike". He also got a visit from a stranger telling him what?

Answer: that his former buddies were alive and planning to overthrow the government

Ben thought that Bull Dean and Carl Adams were killed in battle, so he
didn't believe him. He was a writer at the time and had been visited
by the F B I for his outspoken views on the declining morals of America.

2. His former friends had set in motion a rogue nuclear sub that fired nuclear warheads. They responded with Nuclear,Biological and Chemical weapons. How did Ben survive this attack?

Answer: He was stung by a nest of yellowjackets

He was allergic to bee stings and went into a coma. Upon waking he found nothing but destruction,havoc and the silence of death.

3. After he woke up,he went into town and stocked up on food,medicines and weapons. When he was finished stocking his truck with supplies, what did he do?

Answer: He went home and got drunk

He did all of these selections at some point in the book but didn't have a plan of action. He just wanted to see what had become of the nation.

4. While he was in the Sheriff's office,what did he find that would become his trademark?

Answer: A Thompson Submachine Gun

He used all of these at one point or another but he used the "Tommy-Gun" for its intimidation factor.

5. At one point in his travels he met Cecil Jeffreys that would later join him in the country he forms. Before that what did Cecil and his followers found?

Answer: New Africa

After the reformed U S government wiped out New Africa, Cecil and those who were left followed Ben to his newly formed nation. The two others were fictional places and the last is what all the survivors wanted.

6. During his travels he heads to Florida,where he meets Ike Mcgown,an ex-Navy Seal. Ike was running a radio station at the time but what was his secret.

Answer: he was a secret member of the Rebel army

When they met they had an instant liking of each other. They also partied with a few female survivors on one of the best beaches in the state.

7. After waking up with a hangover, Ben had Ike radio the Rebel army and tell them to meet him where?

Answer: In the Tri-states area

The Tri-states was named after the states of Idaho,Montana and Wyoming. The army on their travels across the nation, they take anything that isn't nailed down. The various groups of Rebels had the
codes that let them into all military installations and their underground caches.

Answer: Salina

Salina is the mother of his two adopted children. Jerre is a young woman who he picks up outside Charlottesville,Virginia and falls in love with. She later follows him to the Tri-states. Tina is his adopted daughter. And in future books Rose becomes one of his battalion commanders.

9. As Ben travels to the Tri-states he adopts a stray dog. What did he name it?

Answer: Juno

Juno actually adopted Ben and they became inseperable. Juno lived with
Ben until a ripe old age.

10. After Ben and his followers reached the Tri-states, the reorganized central government led by a corrupt,weak and devious President Hilton Logan became jealous of the success of the Tri-states. He ordered the complete and total destruction of it and its followers. What did Ben tell him would happen to him and his cabinet if they did?

Answer: He told them they would be eliminated one by one

Ben unleashed his "Zero" squads to eliminate the members of President Logan's cabinet and Logan was eliminated by Ben's personal body guard,
Badger,who gave his life for the rebel cause. Ben also lost his wife, Salina and his son Jack. He gathers the survivors and heads to the wilderness and lives to fight another day. If you like this quiz, there will be plenty more.

Source: Author kooladerev60

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