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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On the Edge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?
(a) Your watch.
(b) The ice axe.
(c) The ice.
(d) Your feet.

2. What is another word for "abseil"?
(a) Rappel.
(b) Climb.
(c) Traverse.
(d) Bivi.

3. What is Joe doing in the opening scene?
(a) Lying in his sleeping bag.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) Climbing.
(d) Snoring.

4. What animals do the climbers use to transport their gear to base camp?
(a) Llamas.
(b) Mules.
(c) Yaks.
(d) Donkeys.

5. When Joe knocks down a row of large icicles, he curses the pain of a...
(a) Cracked tooth.
(b) Broken knee joint.
(c) Broken heel.
(d) Shattered femur.

Short Answer Questions

1. A hundredweight of icicles falls on Joe's head. How much is this?

2. What is a "Friend"?

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

4. How far from the nearest village do Joe, Simon, and Richard pitch base camp?

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

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