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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do to stifle the nausea caused by the pain?
(a) He bends his right knee.
(b) He holds his breath.
(c) He pushes his face into the snow.
(d) He induces vomiting.

2. As Simon lowers Joe down the mountain, how is Joe facing?
(a) Face up, feet first.
(b) Face down, head first.
(c) Face up, head first.
(d) Face down, feet first.

3. What does Joe try to use to climb up the rope?
(a) A Prussik knot.
(b) A sticht plate.
(c) A karabiner.
(d) A "Friend".

4. After his accident with Ian, Joe regains his desire to climb, except for the dread of what?
(a) Bivouacs.
(b) Shredded ropes.
(c) Freezing.
(d) Falling.

5. What part of the body does a gaiter cover?
(a) The thigh.
(b) The head.
(c) The elbow.
(d) The lower leg above the boot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the weather look when Joe and Simon start up Siula Grande?

2. What is spindrift?

3. What device does Joe wish they had in their possession as they descend from the summit of Siula Grande?

4. What are Joe Simpson and Ian Whittaker doing when the ground breaks out from underneath them?

5. Joe recalls an incident with climber Ian Whittaker in which country?

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