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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 13, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.
(a) Feared
(b) Mocked
(c) Paid
(d) Respected

2. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 5

3. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?
(a) British
(b) Indian
(c) German
(d) French

4. What was Mount Everest's first official name?
(a) Peak XV
(b) Mountain X
(c) Mountain XV
(d) Peak X

5. From what country is the answer to #27?
(a) New Zealand
(b) United States
(c) India
(d) Kahzakstan

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?

2. Many people on the mountain with Krakauer, he says, are 'marginally qualified ____________. '

3. What doesn't Base Camp have as one of its many luxurious amenities?

4. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.

5. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?

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