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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which practice route does Al Rouse understate as 'a ridge of some difficulty'?
(a) Cerro Serapo.
(b) The South Ridge of Seria Norte.
(c) The South Ridge of Cerro Yantauri.
(d) Rosario Norte.

3. What is blue ice?
(a) Ice that turns blue when viewed through sunglasses.
(b) Rock that looks like ice.
(c) Glacial ice that is clear.
(d) Ice that is blue in color.

4. When referring to their experience on the ridge, Simon tells Joe that he is...
(a) Disoriented.
(b) Ready to do it again.
(c) Not recalling what happened.
(d) Freaked out.

5. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?
(a) A tent.
(b) A natural cave.
(c) A man-made cave.
(d) A pigsty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?

2. What is a "Friend"?

3. What object does Joe have trouble with in the beginning of the story?

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

5. What is another word for "abseil"?

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