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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Edge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joe and Simon move together along the ridge, how far behind Simon does Joe follow?
(a) 150 yards.
(b) Within earshot.
(c) One car-length.
(d) A full rope-length.

2. What description does Joe lend to the sounds of icicles breaking away?
(a) Chandelier sounds.
(b) Like glass shattering.
(c) Clanging.
(d) Cracking.

3. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A natural cave.
(c) A man-made cave.
(d) A pigsty.

4. How are Joe and Ian rescued?
(a) By Simon.
(b) By donkey.
(c) By Japanese climbers.
(d) By rescue helicopter.

5. What collapses under Simon's feet?
(a) An ice bridge.
(b) A crevice.
(c) The summit.
(d) A snow ridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe try to gauge their height on the mountain?

2. What do Joe and Simon climb at the beginning of the ascent on Siula Grande?

3. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?

4. Why are Simon's fingertips turning black?

5. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?

(see the answer key)

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