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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Day Two: Failing Options".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the chockstone mostly made of?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Granite.
(d) Shale.

2. What does Ralston attempt to make to remove the chockstone?
(a) A lever system.
(b) A wedge.
(c) A hammer with his blade and a rock.
(d) A makeshift pulley.

3. What disease does Betty contract as a child?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Measles.
(c) Rubella.
(d) Polio.

4. When climbing Humphrey's Peak, what danger does Ralston encounter?
(a) Thunder and lightning.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) A grizzly bear.
(d) A cougar.

5. What does Ralston realize about his pinned limb?
(a) Ralston still has feelings in it.
(b) The limb is no longer salvageable.
(c) The limb can still be saved if the chockstone is carefully removed.
(d) The limb can still move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops Ralston from amputating his arm this time?

2. Near the beginning of Ralston's hike, he meets which other hikers?

3. What does Ralston find and pick up to stick in his hat while hiking?

4. After the near drowning incident, what does Ralston share with Sonja that night?

5. How does Ralston document his ordeal?

(see the answer key)

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