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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "Beginnings".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the leader of this gang?
(a) Butch Cassidy.
(b) John Griffith.
(c) Indian Ed.
(d) Silver Tip.

2. Near the halfway point of the canyon, Ralston must rappel down what?
(a) The Big Drop.
(b) The Big Ditch.
(c) The Deep Gulch.
(d) The Long Fall.

3. What is the name of the place in which Ralston is trapped?
(a) Blue John Gap.
(b) Red Canyon.
(c) Boulder Canyon.
(d) Blue John Canyon.

4. Ralston is employed by what company after graduation?
(a) Microsoft.
(b) Boeing.
(c) Intel.
(d) IBM.

5. What part of Ralston's arm is crushed between the boulder and the canyon wall?
(a) Near the wrist.
(b) At the shoulder.
(c) The top of the palm.
(d) Just above the elbow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average survival time without water in the desert?

2. What is the name of the first "fourteener" Ralston climbs with his friend?

3. Back in solitude, Ralston listens to what band on his CD player?

4. What conservationist author does Ralston and the other hikers admire?

5. With what famous gang does the person bearing this region's name run with?

(see the answer key)

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