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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did the team wait until the lines were put into place?
(a) Camp Three
(b) Icefall
(c) Balcony
(d) South Col
2. Who is concerned that neither Fischer nor any of his other clients have reached the top at this point?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) Mike Groom
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Doug Hansen
3. Which leader of the South African group does not appear to be doing well?
(a) Bruce Herrod
(b) Brent Rumnan
(c) Bruce Hammond
(d) Brian Hillard
4. Where is Camp Four located on Mount Everest?
(a) Lhtose Face
(b) South Col
(c) Wester Cwm
(d) Icefall
5. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Rob Hall
6. Who admits he perhaps did not always speak up to the other guides when he should have?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Neil Beidleman
7. Who is assisting Pittman, causing him to fall behind and not be the leader as he was meant to be?
(a) Lopsang
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Scott Fischer
8. What time did Fischer and Hall decide as turn around time, even though there is no formal announcement to the team?
(a) 3:00PM
(b) 1:00PM
(c) 12:00PM
(d) 2:00PM
9. Who asks Krakauer to clear the ice from his oxygen equipment in order to make sure it's functioning?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Beck Weathers
10. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Tibetan
(d) Asian
11. Who almost falls off the side of the rock face because he tries to climb before the ropes are secured?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Namba
12. Scott Fischer and who else are the last climbers to come up Hillary Step?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Beck Weathers
13. What does Krakauer want to avoid by moving quickly up the face on the one rope?
(a) A long line of climbers
(b) Fatigue
(c) Talking
(d) Darkness
14. What has Krakauer worried when he reaches the summit, so much so that he can not enjoy his time there?
(a) Lack of food
(b) The appearance of Hall
(c) The weather
(d) Low oxygen
15. Who nearly collapses at the top of the Hillary Step when climbing on Mount Everest?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) No one
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Doug Hansen
Short Answer Questions
1. Which team does Krakauer think he sees through his camera lens as he looks up at the summit?
2. Who said he just kept moving and didn't look back when he saw Namba couldn't stay upright in order to get back to camp?
3. Where does the bottleneck of climbers form as the team descends Mount Everest?
4. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?
5. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?
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