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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. 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?
(a) 50,000 feet
(b) 30,000 feet
(c) 20,000 feet
(d) 35,000 feet

2. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Greg Ball

3. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?
(a) New boots
(b) Thin jackets
(c) White gear
(d) Fingerless gloves

4. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Jeremy Stillwater
(c) Matthew Good
(d) David Brashears

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?

2. The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.

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

4. In 1852, who takes a complete survey of India in order to find out more about this land that is their colony now?

5. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.

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