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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the survivors believe this find to be?
(a) Their plane.
(b) The geophysicists' cross.
(c) Their men.
(d) Their cross made of luggage.

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

3. Why are the survivors looking for more bodies?
(a) They want to start burying the bodies.
(b) Their meat source is getting low.
(c) They miss their friends.
(d) They want to find all of the bodies.

4. Back in Montevideo, how are the women feeling?
(a) Angry and hysterical.
(b) Depressed and hopeless.
(c) More impatient with the lack of progress.
(d) Content with what is being done.

5. For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?
(a) For several minutes.
(b) For only a moment.
(c) For as long as possible.
(d) They did not watch them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the parents agree to do with this information?

2. Who do the helicopters carry?

3. What does the Air Force do to the parents?

4. How are the carabineers prepared to retrieve survivors?

5. What does the record amount of snowfall in the Andes mountains do to the SAR's search?

(see the answer key)

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