VOL. XV, NO. 12
MAY 3, 1974
Test Yourself
Could You Survive in the Wilderness?
Could You Survive in the Wilderness?
By CINDY LEWIS
People never know when they may find themselves in an outdoor disaster. In order to stay alive, some knowledge of survival technique is necessary. Could you survive in a natural disaster? How many of the following questions can you answer correctly?
1) To help you get across a stream, it is always advisable to use:
a) a green stick
b) a dry branch
c) nothing at all
2) If lost in a snowstorm, what would you do?
a) keep moving so you won't freeze
b) holler for help
c) find or make shelter and conserve your energy
3) When crossing a stream.
a) walk with your back to the current
b) keep sideways to the current, on a diagnoal
c) go across on all fours
4) What is the best way to cross ice?
a) use giant steps
b) tip‑toe
c) lie flat and crawl
5) Poison ivy and poison oak grow in clusters of how many leaves?
a) three
b) five
c) two
People never know when they may find themselves in an outdoor disaster. In order to stay alive, some knowledge of survival technique is necessary. Could you survive in a natural disaster? How many of the following questions can you answer correctly?
1) To help you get across a stream, it is always advisable to use:
a) a green stick
b) a dry branch
c) nothing at all
2) If lost in a snowstorm, what would you do?
a) keep moving so you won't freeze
b) holler for help
c) find or make shelter and conserve your energy
3) When crossing a stream.
a) walk with your back to the current
b) keep sideways to the current, on a diagnoal
c) go across on all fours
4) What is the best way to cross ice?
a) use giant steps
b) tip‑toe
c) lie flat and crawl
5) Poison ivy and poison oak grow in clusters of how many leaves?
a) three
b) five
c) two
6) If you fall in quicksand, what do you do?
a) go into a spread‑eagle position on your back
b) try and pull your legs out with your hands
c) thrash wildly
7) You are hiking and it starts to thunder and lightning. What should you do?
a) seek shelter under a tree
b) run
c) crouch down away from trees, caves, and cliffs
8) If you are lost and want to signal S.O.S. for help from the air patrol, you should use:
a) grass
b) twigs and branches
c) rocks
9) If you were caught in a strong wind, you would:
a) stay out in the wind and keep moving
b) cover all exposed parts of your body and find shelter
c) just stay where you are and hope the wind lets up soon
10) Your four wheel drive auto breaks down in desert country, and your tongue begins to swell from lack of water. You:
a) throw away your clothes and start walking
b) strip and start walking, carrying the clothes
c) keep clothing on, button it up, and sit in any shade you can find
11) You are saltwater fishing, and your small boat capsizes off the coast. The tide is taking you out. You:
a) climb on top and wave an undershirt from your fishing rod
b) try to right the boat even though you don't know how
c) swim for shore while you're still near it
ANSWERS: 1. a) a green stick will not break with your leaning weight. 2. C) 3. b) 4. c) 5. a) "Leaves of three, leave them be." 6. a) 7. c) 8. c) 9. b) 10. c) 11. a)
a) go into a spread‑eagle position on your back
b) try and pull your legs out with your hands
c) thrash wildly
7) You are hiking and it starts to thunder and lightning. What should you do?
a) seek shelter under a tree
b) run
c) crouch down away from trees, caves, and cliffs
8) If you are lost and want to signal S.O.S. for help from the air patrol, you should use:
a) grass
b) twigs and branches
c) rocks
9) If you were caught in a strong wind, you would:
a) stay out in the wind and keep moving
b) cover all exposed parts of your body and find shelter
c) just stay where you are and hope the wind lets up soon
10) Your four wheel drive auto breaks down in desert country, and your tongue begins to swell from lack of water. You:
a) throw away your clothes and start walking
b) strip and start walking, carrying the clothes
c) keep clothing on, button it up, and sit in any shade you can find
11) You are saltwater fishing, and your small boat capsizes off the coast. The tide is taking you out. You:
a) climb on top and wave an undershirt from your fishing rod
b) try to right the boat even though you don't know how
c) swim for shore while you're still near it
ANSWERS: 1. a) a green stick will not break with your leaning weight. 2. C) 3. b) 4. c) 5. a) "Leaves of three, leave them be." 6. a) 7. c) 8. c) 9. b) 10. c) 11. a)