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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a pitch?
(a) A section of a climb equal to one length of rope.
(b) A toss of the rope.
(c) The echo of the ax cracking the ice.
(d) A slide down the mountain on one's back.

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

4. Joe recalls an incident with climber Ian Whittaker in which country?
(a) Zaire.
(b) France.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) England.

5. Who witnesses two climbers in Europe fall to their deaths the year before?
(a) Al Rouse and Maurice Herzog.
(b) Richard Hawking and Ian Whittaker.
(c) Simon Yates and Jon Sylvester.
(d) Simon Yates and Joe Simpson.

Short Answer Questions

1. On their first night on Siula Grande, what do Joe and Simon sleep in?

2. When Joe sees Simon's frostbitten fingers, why does he feel anxious?

3. How many hours do Joe and Ian hang on the rope before being rescued?

4. What is Joe attempting to do when he falls and injures himself?

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

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