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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gave Beck motivation?
(a) Thinking about getting Yasuko to safety.
(b) He heard God's voice in his head.
(c) Thinking about his family.
(d) He saw a bright light that went ahead of him.

2. With whom do the climbers meet up when climbing down the mountain?
(a) A group that included Beck's brother.
(b) A medical doctor who saves Beck's life.
(c) A helicopter headed to get Yasuko.
(d) The IMAX film team.

3. Who went to find Beck and Yasuko after the storm abated?
(a) Jon Krakauer.
(b) No one as the two were reported as dead.
(c) Three Sherpas and Stuart Hutchinson.
(d) Rob Hall.

4. Who is with Beck Weathers?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His wife and a Sherpa guide.
(c) No one.
(d) Dozens of climbers.

5. Why was Beck almost suffocated in his tent?
(a) He does not almost suffocate.
(b) The storm blew the walls over his face.
(c) The storm set up a wind vacuum.
(d) He vomited and almost suffocated in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above sea level was the base camp?

2. What face did the climbers ascend over?

3. Why do the climbers have to stay in a base camp for a while?

4. How did Beck contact his family while at base camp?

5. What surprised Peach while Beck was in base camp before he even started the climb?

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