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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phakding: March 31, 1996 - 9,186 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.
(a) One third
(b) Three quarters
(c) One half
(d) 90%

2. 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) French
(c) German
(d) Indian

3. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?
(a) Sherpas
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Krakauer

4. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Tiya
(b) Kata
(c) Moco
(d) Kama

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Andy Harris' wife's name, as Krakauer finds out from hiking with him?

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

3. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?

4. What is affecting Krukauer's ability to think clearly while at the summit of Mount Everest?

5. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?

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