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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In the Far Distance.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In his climbing rhythm, Joe says to look at what?
(a) Your watch.
(b) The ice.
(c) The ice axe.
(d) Your feet.
2. While Simon is lowering Joe, Joe swears a lot, mostly at...
(a) His crampons.
(b) Simon.
(c) The cold.
(d) The snow.
3. What does Joe land on when he falls into the crevasse?
(a) A cornice.
(b) The bottom of the crevasse.
(c) An ice bridge.
(d) A snow hole.
4. While abseiling deeper into the crevasse, Joe is certain of two things. What are they?
(a) Simon is gone and will not return.
(b) Simon is alive and will come back for him.
(c) Simon is dead and will never be found.
(d) There is a way out of the crevasse and he will find it.
5. When Joe says to Simon, 'We should top out today' (p41), what does he mean?
(a) We should reach the summit.
(b) We should beat our altitude record.
(c) We should consume the maximum amount of calories.
(d) We should drink the maximum amount of fluids.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Joe falls and lands on the slope at the base of the cliff, what happens?
2. How are Joe and Ian rescued?
3. How do Peruvian flutings contrast to European flutings?
4. Before recounting the Mont Blanc incident, Joe determines that Simon...
5. What device does Joe wish they had in their possession as they descend from the summit of Siula Grande?
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