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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.
(a) Lightning
(b) Rain patterns
(c) Cloud formation
(d) Sunset

3. What does Krakauer notice about the Sherpas' culture when they arrive in Namche?
(a) How old they are
(b) How disrespectful they are
(c) American clothing and movies
(d) How many there are

4. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?
(a) HAPE
(b) APT
(c) HACE
(d) AST

5. What kind of role does Krakauer think Bourkeev sees himself as one of the guides?
(a) Tour guide
(b) Technical
(c) Assisting
(d) Medical

6. Who is the Base Camp manager for the group?
(a) David Brashears
(b) Maxwell Huntington
(c) Helen Wilton
(d) Sue Sparks

7. The route on this first climb is over the Khumbu Glacier which is in the part called ________________.
(a) Glacier Fall
(b) Western Cwm
(c) Icefall Danger
(d) South Col

8. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) South African
(b) Scott Fischer's
(c) Rob Hall's
(d) German

9. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) John Krakauer

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

11. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?
(a) Clean
(b) Empty
(c) Dirty
(d) Efficient

12. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Schoening

13. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) The Rock
(b) Field and Stream
(c) Outside
(d) Mountain Climbing

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?

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

3. Krakauer believes climbing Everest is not about the adrenaline rush, but it is 'more about ___________."

4. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?

5. From what country is the man who is trying to ascent to the summit on his own?

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