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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are the Chilean military police called?
(a) Carabineros.
(b) Carabiners.
(c) Policia militar.
(d) Policineros.
2. Who entered first in the plane to sleep at night?
(a) Only the women.
(b) The injured and couples.
(c) The strongest men.
(d) A few men.
3. What do the survivors do to get fresh air into the plane?
(a) They go out the back of the plane.
(b) They break off the roof.
(c) They use the oxygen tanks.
(d) They used a metal rod to puncture the snow outside.
4. What slowly replaced the local love of soccer?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.
5. What do the survivors decrease in frequency?
(a) Hysterical reactions.
(b) Their visits outside the plane.
(c) Depressing conversations.
(d) The amount of talking they do.
6. What happens on December 11th?
(a) The propellers stop turning and the pilot performs an emergency landing.
(b) The plane does not take off due to engine problems.
(c) The plane searches but does not find the men.
(d) The plane crashes in the Andes.
7. Who owned the plane the team chartered?
(a) The Chilean government.
(b) The Uruguayan government.
(c) The United States government.
(d) The team captain.
8. How does what Ponce de Leon offers help the families?
(a) It gives them a sense of peace.
(b) It keeps them updated and connected to the search.
(c) It encourages them.
(d) It gives them hope.
9. With whom do the parents meet on December 5th?
(a) A clairvoyant.
(b) The commander-in-chief of the Uruguayan Air Force.
(c) A grief counselor.
(d) The President of Uruguay.
10. What is Canessa's opinion about hiking?
(a) They should hike out of the mountains.
(b) He should hike alone back to the Fairchild.
(c) They should not risk their lives hiking again unless all their other options have been exhausted.
(d) They should leave quickly.
11. The following day, after reviewing all available information, what do the commanders do?
(a) Change the focus of the search.
(b) Continue on the same search.
(c) End the search.
(d) Begin a search.
12. As what is Gerard Croiset well known?
(a) A rescue worker.
(b) A rugby player.
(c) A spy.
(d) A clairvoyant.
13. Why do the parents hire another plane to take them to Santiago?
(a) They are afraid to ride on the first plane.
(b) They do not trust the military men.
(c) They are unwilling to waste any more time waiting for the first plane to be fixed.
(d) The first plane cannot be repaired.
14. Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?
(a) Move the cockpit toward the rest of the plane.
(b) Make the plane functional.
(c) Make the cockpit radio functional.
(d) Fix the transistor radio.
15. What mountains does the refined search area surround?
(a) The Tunguera, Salsa, and Palmera mountains.
(b) The Tingey, Sonora, and Panama mountains.
(c) The Tanguray, Sosolita, and Palma mountains.
(d) The Tinguiririca, Sosneado and Palomo mountains.
Short Answer Questions
1. How was a democratic state created?
2. Who is contacted when the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?
3. Why do some of the other parents pledge their help?
4. What news was the most important that Croiset Jr. gives?
5. Why has Roy been living off meager rations?
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