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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is spindrift?
(a) Snow drifting down in a dead calm.
(b) Powder snow swept up by the wind.
(c) Drifts that are spun like meringue.
(d) Snow-tornadoes.

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

3. On what route do two climbers witness the deaths of two other climbers?
(a) The Red Granite Spire.
(b) The Croz Spur.
(c) Siula Grande.
(d) Mount Everest.

4. How many hours do Joe and Ian hang on the rope before being rescued?
(a) 21.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 12.

5. How far does Simon lower Joe each time before he descends himself?
(a) Approximately 150 feet.
(b) Approximately 300 meters.
(c) Approximately 300 abseils.
(d) Approximately 300 feet.

6. What is the name of the rock that Joe and Ian climb?
(a) Chamonix.
(b) The Bonatti Pillar.
(c) The Rock of Gibraltar.
(d) Les Petits Drus.

7. What is a sticht plate?
(a) A high-altitude breathing apparatus.
(b) A cooking utensil.
(c) A belay device.
(d) A camming device.

8. How many practice climbs do Joe and Simon complete in order to acclimatize?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. In the opening scene, what is Richard's tent covered with?
(a) Hoar frost.
(b) Snow.
(c) Mud.
(d) Ice.

10. What do the climbers use to help them see at night?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Head torches.
(c) LCD screens.
(d) Starlight.

11. What is a Karrimat?
(a) A sleeping mat.
(b) A belay seat.
(c) A karabiner mat.
(d) A sleeping bag.

12. When Joe falls and lands on the slope at the base of the cliff, what happens?
(a) He rips Simon off the mountain.
(b) He breaks his left leg.
(c) He ruptures his left knee.
(d) His right lower leg bone is forced through the knee joint.

13. What is a patina?
(a) A Peruvian flatbread that Gloria cooks for Richard.
(b) A thin layer that appears slowly over time.
(c) A type of mountaineering skate used to descend slopes.
(d) The ceiling of a snow cave.

14. After lowering Joe down, what is Simon's signal that Joe needs to take his weight off the rope?
(a) Three flashes of his head torch.
(b) Giving slack to the rope.
(c) Three tugs on the rope.
(d) Three arm waves.

15. While Simon is lowering Joe, Joe swears a lot, mostly at...
(a) The cold.
(b) His crampons.
(c) The snow.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe and Simon move together, Joe moves only when...

2. While Joe struggles to dig a snow cave, Simon struggles to do what?

3. What is blue ice?

4. Why does Simon cut the rope?

5. When Joe first looks at his knee after his fall, how does he describe it?

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