The Comfort Crisis

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What type of airplanes are described at the beginning of the text?

  • Military fighter jets
  • Large commercial jets
  • Single-engine bush craft (correct)
  • Double-decker planes

Who is Donnie Vincent in the text?

  • A bush pilot
  • A whiskey-swilling cowboy
  • A commercial airline captain
  • A documentary filmmaker and backcountry bow-hunter (correct)

What reputation do most pilots in the Alaskan Arctic have, according to the text?

  • Airline professionals
  • Tech-savvy individuals
  • Whiskey-swilling cowboy mountain men (correct)
  • City dwellers

What is the main reason for the author's unease about flying?

<p>Discomfort with small bush craft planes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What assurance does Donnie give about the pilot Brian?

<p>Brian is a Top Gun pilot (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the safety comparison of commercial flying to traveling to the airport?

<p>Safer to take a commercial flight (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, how many bush plane flights in Alaska end in fire and brimstone each year?

<p>Around 100 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused a spike in accidents for Alaskan bush plane pilots this year?

<p>Poor weather conditions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to Brian's colleague Mike after misreading the weather?

<p>The plane had to be rebuilt (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the author and Donnie's journey into the Alaskan backcountry?

<p>To search for a mythical herd of caribou (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between hiking in the Alaskan backcountry and hiking on trails like the Pacific Crest or Appalachian Trail?

<p>There are no defined trails to follow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's main point about modern life, according to the passage?

<p>It lacks challenge and adventure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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