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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Final Choice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What side of Siula Grande do Joe and Simon have the ambition to conquer?
(a) The West Face.
(b) The East Face.
(c) The North Face.
(d) The South Face.

2. What does Joe say about bivouac sites?
(a) They are cold.
(b) He usually dislikes them.
(c) They are convenient.
(d) They are hidden.

3. What does Joe mean by a "tortured" cornice?
(a) Twisted and distorted.
(b) Pummeled by snow and wind.
(c) Abused.
(d) Ugly.

4. Simon tells Joe that he is knackered. What does this mean?
(a) He is very tired.
(b) He is cinched up in his knap-sack.
(c) He is dumbfounded.
(d) He is trying to shake off what he just saw.

5. As Simon lowers Joe, what causes the most pain?
(a) The ice axes hitting his knee.
(b) The friction on his knee.
(c) The cold.
(d) His crampons snagging the ice and snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is one length of climbing rope?

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

3. What do Joe and Simon climb at the beginning of the ascent on Siula Grande?

4. Joe says that what is infectious?

5. How does Joe describe Simon's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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