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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a combination of severe cold and high altitude cause?
(a) The destruction of the C-47.
(b) Sickness in the rescue workers.
(c) The C-47's delay.
(d) A cancellation of the search.

2. What are the Chilean military police called?
(a) Carabineros.
(b) Policia militar.
(c) Carabiners.
(d) Policineros.

3. What does this man say to the family members?
(a) It is unlikely there are survivors but he grants their request.
(b) it is unlikely there are survivors and does not grant their request.
(c) It is likely there are survivors but he does not grant their request.
(d) It is likely there are survivors and he grants their request.

4. How had Numa Tarcatti and Pancho Delgado survived under the snow?
(a) They had a pocket of air to breathe.
(b) They poked holes in the snow to breathe.
(c) They had warm blankets.
(d) They screamed for help.

5. What is the roaring sound that Canessa and Parrado hear?
(a) A river.
(b) A bear.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) a plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more victims had been claimed by this snow?

2. What slowly replaced the local love of soccer?

3. Where do the hikers take shelter?

4. What is discovered back at the Fairchild?

5. Can airplanes be flown low in the mountain range?

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