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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: April 12, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Edmund Hillary
(b) Sir Edward Willings
(c) Sir Andrew Waugh
(d) Sir Phineas Fogg

2. What is the name of John Krakauer's wife?
(a) Mary
(b) Michelle
(c) Lori
(d) Linda

3. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 5

4. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Doug Hansen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

2. Fischer is from _________.

3. What is the cruising altitude of the plane that makes Krakauer realize how absurd it seems to climb that distance as it is so close to Everest's summit measurement?

4. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

5. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.

(see the answer key)

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