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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What had the men rigged?
(a) A walkie-talkie.
(b) A telephone.
(c) The cockpit radio.
(d) A transistor radio.
2. On December 11th, what do the parents do?
(a) They wait for a plane to arrive to search for their children.
(b) They learn that their sons are dead.
(c) They meet with the Uruguayan president.
(d) They accompany military personnel aboard a plane in search of their children.
3. From what does Enrique Platero suffer?
(a) Broken ribs.
(b) A gaping stomach wound.
(c) A lung infection.
(d) A broken leg in many places.
4. Who spurred on the expedition team so they could make it back to the Fairchild?
(a) Vizintin.
(b) Parrado.
(c) Canessa.
(d) Turcatti.
5. Who is among the last to be found?
(a) Numa Tarcatti and Eduardo Strauch.
(b) Roy Harley and Liliana Methol.
(c) Liliana Methol. and Pancho Delgado.
(d) Pedro Algorta and Javier Methol.
6. What is Gustavo Nicolich's role during this tragedy?
(a) He is team captain.
(b) He is the pilot.
(c) He is the organizer.
(d) He is the complainer.
7. Who is contacted when the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?
(a) The SRA.
(b) The ARS.
(c) The SAR.
(d) The RAS.
8. When do the four return to the Fairchild?
(a) When they become hungry.
(b) When an avalanche buries the tail of the plane.
(c) When they decide to take the luggage back to the plane.
(d) When it becomes apparent that no amount of tinkering could produce a working two-way radio.
9. When do the excited passengers begin to arrive at the Carrasco airport for their departure?
(a) November 12.
(b) September 12.
(c) December 12.
(d) October 12.
10. Who owned the plane the team chartered?
(a) The Chilean government.
(b) The Uruguayan government.
(c) The United States government.
(d) The team captain.
11. While reviewing an aeronautical map of the area, how does Croiset Jr. feel?
(a) The pilot had flown too close the mountains and crashed.
(b) There are no survivors.
(c) The copilot, not the pilot, had been flying the plane when one of its engines broke down.
(d) Only a couple of men survive.
12. What do the concerned and confused family members begin to do?
(a) Arrive in Quito.
(b) Call each other.
(c) Arrive in Santiago.
(d) Arrive in Montevideo.
13. To whom do the Strauch sisters pray fervently?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
(c) The Virgin of Garabandal.
(d) Buddha.
14. What did the school systems in place at that time lack?
(a) Order.
(b) Adequate text books.
(c) Enough qualified teachers.
(d) The religious qualities the parents sought.
15. Why has Roy been living off meager rations?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) He cannot keep food down.
(c) He was not one of the chosen expeditionaries.
(d) He does not want to eat.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what were citizens in the 1950s searching?
2. What is the largest city in Uruguay?
3. With whom do the parents meet on December 5th?
4. How many more victims had been claimed by this snow?
5. What is Canessa's opinion about hiking?
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