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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Silent Witness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do while he is waiting for Simon between lowerings?
(a) He traverses the slope to get out of Simon's way.
(b) He reties the knot between the ropes.
(c) He digs a bucket seat in the snow for Simon.
(d) He screams at Simon to slow down.

2. When Simon reaches base camp, what is the first thing he says to Richard?
(a) 'There was nothing I could do.'
(b) 'Joe's dead.'
(c) 'He fell.'
(d) 'You look terrible!'

3. What does Joe try to use to climb up the rope?
(a) A karabiner.
(b) A sticht plate.
(c) A "Friend".
(d) A Prussik knot.

4. When thinking about being left on the mountain, Joe feels himself "teetering on the edge of..."
(a) A cliff.
(b) A crevasse.
(c) Lunacy.
(d) Panic.

5. After lowering Joe down, what is Simon's signal that Joe needs to take his weight off the rope?
(a) Giving slack to the rope.
(b) Three flashes of his head torch.
(c) Three arm waves.
(d) Three tugs on the rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What device does Joe wish they had in their possession as they descend from the summit of Siula Grande?

2. What do the climbers call their melted-snow drinks?

3. While Joe ponders the notion of being left, the rope goes slack. What does this mean?

4. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?

5. What is Joe attempting to do when he falls and injures himself?

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