Practice Golden Rules Quiz Answered

Correct and improve as needed (Trouble spots are highlighted):

There are no "only" or absolute right answersthe following "answers" present only some of many possible correct responses.  The main thing is to identify the errors, if any, that you did not address when taking the quiz. . . .

1) It's hard for a person to like backpacking if they don't have the right equipment.

a) It is hard for people to like backpacking if they do not have the right equipment.

b) Those who try it without the proper equipment may not like backpacking.

2) You've got to be prepared for unpredictable weather, for trails that aren't always where the map says they are, and trouble finding water.
a) A hiker has got to be prepared for unpredictable weather, for trails that are not always where the map says they are, and for trouble finding water (or for having trouble finding water).

b) Hikers should expect unpredictable weather, inaccurate maps, and dry campsites.

3) Most topographical maps were probably accurate at one time. At least you'd hope they were.  Back in the 1960s, maybe. That's when most current topos were made.
a) Most topographical maps were probably accurate at one timeat least one would hope they were, back in the 1960s, when most current topos were made.

b) Most topographical maps were probably accurate back back in the 1960s when they were made.

4) Mike and Bill felt safe camping on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, they'd been there often before.  Right where the AT crosses Mt. Rogers.
a) Mike and Bill felt safe camping on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia, because they had been there before.  They camped right where the AT crosses Mt. Rogers.

b) Since they had camped where the Appalachian Trail crosses Mt. Rogers before, Mike and Bill felt safe camping there again.

5) You'd think that would make a difference, a person going camping somewhere they knew pretty well.
a) One would think it would make a difference, camping somewhere one knows well.

b) Knowing campsites from prior experience makes a difference.

6) Mike planned for them to stay in a shelter, much to his surprise, the shelter was already full.  A huge group of Cub Scouts with an inconsiderate leader.  That happens a lot.
a) Mike planned for them to stay in a shelter, but much to his surprise the shelter was full.  A huge group of Cub Scouts with an inconsiderate leader were already there. Shelters often fill up.

b) Although Mike planned to stay in a shelter, a group of Cub Scouts with an inconsiderate leader had already filled this shelter to capacity.  Scout leaders are all too often inconsiderate of other campers.

7) Bill had been glad not to carry a tent, but now he wished they had one.
Fine as is.
8) It's no fun sleeping out in the open in the rain without a tent, when it's cold enough to freeze the water in your water bag half an hour after you filled it up, when you've just gotten back to sleep from the disturbance of wild horses stirring up your trusty dog, Blackster, only to be woken up again by heavy winds whipping the driving snow into the tiny opening you had to leave in your sleeping bag so you wouldn't smother while staying as warm as possible.  [GR10]
a) It is no fun sleeping out in the open in the rain without a tent when it is cold enough to freeze the water in a water bag half an hour after it is filled up.  When a person has just gotten back to sleep from the disturbance of wild horses stirring up Blackster the dog, it is unpleasant to be reawakened by heavy winds whipping the driving snow into the tiny opening of a sleeping bag.

b) Sleeping in the open in cold and wet conditions is no fun.

9) This wasn't Bill and Mike's favorite camping trip.  They'd had to deal with obstacles before.  Not like this, though.
a) This trip was not Bill and Mike's favorite. They had had to deal with obstacles before, but not with so many at once as on this occasion.

b) Though they had faced obstacles in trips past, the difficulties this time made it Mike and Bill's least favorite camping trip ever.

10) They had water, they knew where they were.  They had expected it to snow. You just can't count on there being room in a shelter.  You should always carry a tent, even if someone you trust swears they know what they're doing.
a) They had water, they knew where they were, and they had expected snow.  No hikers should ever count on there being room in a shelter.  All hikers should always carry a tent, even if they are going camping with people they trust.

b) They had water, they knew where they were, and they had expected snow.  Since the smart hiker knows that space in a shelter is never guaranteed, the smart hiker always carries a tent.