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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 16, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?
(a) Schoening
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) William Wilson
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

2. What doesn't Base Camp have as one of its many luxurious amenities?
(a) Electricity
(b) Hot water
(c) Satellite phone
(d) Hot tubs

3. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Rob Hall

4. Where do the climbers rest for two days after their first acclimatization climb?
(a) Loubje
(b) Base Camp
(c) Camp Two
(d) Camp One

5. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Scott Fischer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Mount Everest's first official name?

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

4. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?

5. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?

(see the answer key)

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