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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the transistor radio say has been found?
(a) A plane.
(b) Hikers.
(c) A cross in the snow.
(d) A geological site.

2. How far are Canessa and Parrado from the nearest town called San Fernando?
(a) A one day ride.
(b) A fifteen minute walk.
(c) A two day ride.
(d) A one hour drive.

3. How are the carabineers prepared to retrieve survivors?
(a) By plane.
(b) By boat.
(c) By foot.
(d) By helicopter.

4. What does the Air Force do to the parents?
(a) They ignore the parents completely.
(b) They consider the petition.
(c) They refuse the parents' petition.
(d) They agree to the parents' petition.

5. How many carabineers arrived and asked for directions to the plane?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the men politely answer the reporters' questions, what do they do?

2. Why is it dangerous to fly midday in the Andes?

3. With what are Armando and Enrique happy to supply the hikers?

4. How do the men go to bed feeling?

5. What do the parents agree to do with this information?

(see the answer key)

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