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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mind Games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is verglas?
(a) Vertical ice.
(b) A thin glaze of glass-like ice covering the rock.
(c) Vertical scree.
(d) A type of eye lens used to help climbers with vertigo.

2. What does Joe not want to lose sight of on the glacier?
(a) Simon's tracks.
(b) The North Star.
(c) The lake.
(d) Base camp.

3. Why are Simon's fingertips turning black?
(a) They are becoming frostbitten.
(b) They are stained from the rope.
(c) They are bruised.
(d) They are infected.

4. After he falls into the crevasse, what does Joe see through the hole far above?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Stars.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Simon's body.

5. What is a bergschrund?
(a) The hop of an injured climber.
(b) A crevasse at the head of a mountain glacier.
(c) A natural amphitheatre.
(d) A burgundy-colored, crunchy type of scree.

Short Answer Questions

1. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...

2. When Joe and Simon move together, Joe moves only when...

3. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?

4. What does Joe do to find out if Simon has fallen to his death?

5. After he emerges from the crevasse, what obstacle next lies in his path?

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