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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "How to Become a Retired Engineer in Just Five Short Years".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The boulder that pins Ralston's arm is compared to what in size?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A Volkswagon Beetle.
(c) A bus tire.
(d) An oven.

2. To keep some form of control, what is one relatively trivial thing Ralston does?
(a) Ralston puts on his hat.
(b) Ralston neatly rearranges his belongings into his pack.
(c) Ralston tidies up the dust and rock pieces off his arm.
(d) Ralston continuously ties knots, undoes them, and ties them again.

3. One of the hikers mentions that the pictures in the book "Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau" look like what?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Dried raisins.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Lonely.

4. Ralston attends what university?
(a) Carnegie Mellon University.
(b) Penn State.
(c) University of Pittsburgh.
(d) Cornell University.

5. What is the name of the place in which Ralston is trapped?
(a) Red Canyon.
(b) Boulder Canyon.
(c) Blue John Gap.
(d) Blue John Canyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the ranger at Teton, what do you do if you decide to throw rocks at a black bear?

2. Who is John Griffith's first employer?

3. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?

4. What is the chockstone mostly made of?

5. Ralston's fascination with canyons stems from what time in his life?

(see the answer key)

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