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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some of Beck's friends realize about Beck's climbing hobby?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It might be getting dangerous.
(c) It was a subsitute for living with his family.
(d) It was a substitute for an interesting job.

2. What did Beck's father use to combat negative feelings?
(a) Religion.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Making furniture.
(d) Success at work.

3. Where did Beck go hunting on a family vacation?
(a) India.
(b) Australia.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Russia.

4. How did Peach's father die?
(a) His plane was shot down over Germany.
(b) Radiation poisoning.
(c) He was lost on an expedition to the Arctic Circle.
(d) He died of old age.

5. Where did Beck spend his early years?
(a) Germany.
(b) Korea.
(c) Japan.
(d) Philippines.

6. What did Beck enjoy doing after they moved to Dallas when he was not working?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Meeting his buddies at the bars.
(c) Running.
(d) Building model planes.

7. What did Beck forget to do for their wedding night?
(a) Bring the ring.
(b) Reserve a room.
(c) Bring the airline tickets.
(d) Reserve a taxi.

8. What did Beck's father do during the war years?
(a) MASH unit.
(b) Designing barracks.
(c) Aviator instructor.
(d) War correspondent.

9. Where did Beck find a pipe wrench?
(a) In his garage.
(b) Sitting on top of a flat boulder at the summit of Mount Fuji.
(c) On the pedestal that was supposed to hold Lenin's bust.
(d) Hanging from a tree on Mount Fuji.

10. What does Beck do when he slips back into a depression after his presidency ended?
(a) He began to play tennis again.
(b) He began to rely upon Peach more.
(c) He began to take drugs for the depression.
(d) He began to hike.

11. Where did Beck decide to climb after his climb in Colorado?
(a) Mount McKinley.
(b) Mount Shasta.
(c) Mount Olympus.
(d) Mount Fuji.

12. On what did Peach count on when she was thinking about divorce?
(a) Her children's support.
(b) Her parents' support.
(c) Her friends' support.
(d) Beck's generosity.

13. What did Beck nickname his depression?
(a) The Thing.
(b) The Black Miasma.
(c) The Black Dog.
(d) The Dark Hound.

14. Where is Mount Aconcagua?
(a) In Canada.
(b) In the Argentine Andes.
(c) In Central America.
(d) In Iceland.

15. Where did Beck learn survival skills?
(a) Campfire Boys.
(b) An old war buddy of Beck's father's.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) 4-H.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Beck decide to attend college?

2. Why did Beck avoid sports in high school?

3. Where did Beck's family move in 1954?

4. What type of climbing was trickier than Beck realized?

5. What was Beck proud to overcome?

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