Questions on extreme situations
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What is the best thing to do when you are falling down a waterfall?
- Try to touch the water with your backside first.
- Start to rotate your arms and try to fly.
- Be stiff as a poker, dive into the water with your feet first and begin to swim immediately.
What do you do when your elevator breaks down?
- Lay down on the ground.
- Jump up right before the elevator reaches the ground.
- Hold on to the ceiling.
You are in a foreign country with a revolution going on - how do you react best?
- Join the revolution.
- Take revenge on someone you do not like without having to fear consequences.
- Keep cool, never use main streets, head for your embassy.
An insane person is gazing at you all the time. How can you escape?
- Don´t look into his or her eyes, go away.
- Force him to go away, if he doesn´t, insult him.
- Tell him or her boring stories until he or she flees.
An earthquake is going on in your region. Where will you go to survive?
- Down into the cellar or basement.
- Under a table or beneath a door frame.
- Near the chimney.
There is a thunderstorm and you are standing in the middle of nowhere in an open field. What will you have to do?
- Hide under a tree.
- Run around.
- Squat or lay down on the ground.
A snake has bitten you in the arm and you don´t want to die due to the poison - how can you survive?
- Take something to tie your arm, try to remember the kind of snake and drive to a hospital.
- Kill the snake.
- Amputate your arm.
Your brother puts you on edge. How can you make him stop without killling him?
- Lock him up.
- Beat him up.
- Tell him to stop.
How do you jump from a running train, taking the least damage?
- Start to move your feet in the air right after the jump
- Jump into the same direction as the train runs and try to roll on your back at the very moment you are touching the ground.
- Jump into the opposite direction and land on your bottom.
You are on a survival trip, walking across a typical desert area. Where would you dig for water in case you do not have enough supplies with you?
- In a store or supermarket in the next oasis.
- Under rocks or stones in a rugged place.
- Under sand dunes!
Can you think of other extreme situations?
- No!
- Yes, of course!
- Why should I ?