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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news was the most important that Croiset Jr. gives?
(a) There are survivors.
(b) Everyone survived.
(c) Only two survived the crash.
(d) There are no survivors.

2. How do the men go to bed feeling?
(a) Nervous about seeing their families.
(b) Frustrated that they cannot leave now.
(c) Worried about their friends still in the plane.
(d) Excited at the prospect of a helicopter's arrival in the morning.

3. Why is it dangerous to fly midday in the Andes?
(a) Because of the snow storms.
(b) Because of wind patterns.
(c) Because of the ice.
(d) Because of the lightning.

4. How soon do Canessa and Parrado awake after a rest?
(a) Just a few hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Many hours.

5. Why is Fito reluctant to use one of the bodies?
(a) It is the body of his teammate, Eduardo.
(b) It is the body of his brother, Guido.
(c) It is the body of his cousin, Daniel.
(d) It is the body of his best friend, Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?

2. What had geophysicists created?

3. As what is Gerard Croiset well known?

4. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?

5. The helicopters climbed how many feet before reaching the summit and moving down the opposite side?

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