A Rock and a Hard Place Quiz

Aron Ralston

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time? (from Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options")

He considers the possibility of still saving his limb.

The tourniquet keeps getting loose.

He has no tools to cut his bones.

He passes out.

2.

What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone? (from Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options")

A hammer with his blade and a rock.

A lever system.

A wedge.

A makeshift pulley.

3.

How does Steve from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council help? (from Chapter 12 "Firestorm")

He maps out possible locations in Utah and volunteers time to search.

He becomes the New Mexico contact person to avoid further confusion.

He drives to Colorado to help with the search.

He becomes the contact person to communicate with Ralston's mother.

4.

Ralston surveys the route previous to a ski race and encounters what predicament? (from Chapter 8 "I'm Goin' to Utah")

A grizzly bear.

A cornice falling from underneath him.

A dropoff in the middle of the intended route.

A whiteout storm.

5.

At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter? (from Chapter 6 "Winter Rhapsody")

Dehydration.

Hypothermia.

A cornice collapse he is one step away from.

A thunder and lightning storm.

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A Rock and a Hard Place Quiz

What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time? (from Chapter 5 &quot;Day Two: Failing Options&quot;)

What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone? (from Chapter 5 &quot;Day Two: Failing Options&quot;)

How does Steve from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council help? (from Chapter 12 &quot;Firestorm&quot;)

Ralston surveys the route previous to a ski race and encounters what predicament? (from Chapter 8 &quot;I'm Goin' to Utah&quot;)

At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter? (from Chapter 6 &quot;Winter Rhapsody&quot;)

What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time? (from Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options")

What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone? (from Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options")

How does Steve from the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council help? (from Chapter 12 "Firestorm")

Ralston surveys the route previous to a ski race and encounters what predicament? (from Chapter 8 "I'm Goin' to Utah")

At Mount Holy Cross, what close call does Ralston encounter? (from Chapter 6 "Winter Rhapsody")