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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Storm at the Summit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Joe and Simon expect to be gone on their climb of Siula Grande?
(a) Five Days.
(b) One week.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) Two Days.

2. What is the elevation of Siula Grande?
(a) 21,000 feet.
(b) 29,000 feet.
(c) 21,000 metres.
(d) 4,500 feet.

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

4. What do the climbers call their melted-snow drinks?
(a) Brews.
(b) Petrols.
(c) Meltwaters.
(d) Shots.

5. What are Joe Simpson and Ian Whittaker doing when the ground breaks out from underneath them?
(a) Getting ready to sleep.
(b) Digging a snow hole.
(c) Abseiling.
(d) Belaying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Richard sleep on the way up to base camp?

2. What side of Siula Grande do Joe and Simon have the ambition to conquer?

3. What does Simon insist that Joe not do on this trip?

4. What is another word for "abseil"?

5. In the opening scene, what is Richard's tent covered with?

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