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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "Friend"?
(a) A sleeping mat.
(b) A belay device.
(c) A hydration bag with a tube for drinking.
(d) Climbing gear.

2. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?
(a) He is dumbfounded.
(b) He is very tired.
(c) He is cinched up in his knap-sack.
(d) He is trying to shake off what he just saw.

3. What does Simon say he and Joe have changed by climbing the mountain?
(a) Everything.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The record books.
(d) The mountain face.

4. How are Joe and Ian rescued?
(a) By rescue helicopter.
(b) By Japanese climbers.
(c) By donkey.
(d) By Simon.

5. What collapses under Simon's feet?
(a) A crevice.
(b) The summit.
(c) A snow ridge.
(d) An ice bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe falls and lands on the slope at the base of the cliff, what happens?

2. When the rope suddenly pulls on Simon with great force, what situation is Joe in that Simon cannot see?

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

4. Joe is thrilled at the prospect of achieving what?

5. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?

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