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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the chapter "On the Edge", on which side of Siula Grande are Joe and Simon descending?
(a) The West Face.
(b) The North Face.
(c) The South Face.
(d) The East Face.

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

4. A character in the book recounts an incident where one climber is dragged off a cliff while roped to his partner. What nationality are these climbers?
(a) English.
(b) Peruvian.
(c) Japanese.
(d) French.

5. At what altitude does Joe realize that both he and Simon have set a personal altitude record?
(a) 29,000 feet.
(b) 15,000 feet.
(c) 18,000 feet.
(d) 21,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?

2. Before recounting the Mont Blanc incident, Joe determines that Simon...

3. What is Joe doing in the opening scene?

4. Where do Joe and Simon first meet Richard?

5. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?

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