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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Fischer go after securing Gammelgaard?
(a) Mt. Everest.
(b) Austrilia.
(c) Africa.
(d) America.
2. Where did Mountain Madness get its oxygen from?
(a) Henry Todd.
(b) Lincare.
(c) Poisk.
(d) Fischer.
3. Fischer was often heard saying what to his team members?
(a) "How bad do you want it?"
(b) "Mind over matter."
(c) "It's about perseverance, not preservation."
(d) "It's attitude, not altitude."
4. Where did the clients from the United States fly out of?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Houston.
5. Who was Bourkreev originally going to work with?
(a) Hall.
(b) Todd.
(c) Krakeur.
(d) Fischer.
6. Where was Lee Gammelgaard from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.
7. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
(a) Equipment manager.
(b) Sponsorship director.
(c) Safety officer.
(d) Business manager.
8. What did the climbers do during their mandatory rest period at Camp II?
(a) Played cards.
(b) Exercised regularly.
(c) Wrote letters to loved ones at home.
(d) Read books and watched movies.
9. Where did Boukreev first meet Scott Fischer?
(a) At a supply store.
(b) At a party.
(c) In college.
(d) On a climb.
10. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 11, Toward the Push?
(a) April 21.
(b) April 27.
(c) April 25.
(d) April 23.
11. On what date did the Mountain Madness climbers reach base camp?
(a) April 10.
(b) April 6.
(c) April 8.
(d) April 4.
12. What percentage of the clients did Beidleman believe would succeed?
(a) One quarter.
(b) Two thirds.
(c) Half.
(d) One hundred percent.
13. Why did Boukreev go to Russia?
(a) To negotiate funding of the trip.
(b) To organize sponsorship for the climb.
(c) To secure the oxygen deal.
(d) To procure additional ropes.
14. How long did Boukreev allow for his trek to base camp?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 5 days.
15. What was Boukreev's greeting to Martin Adams at Camp II?
(a) "Hey, turtle!"
(b) "Hey, crocodile!"
(c) "Hey, polar bear!"
(d) "Hey, giraffe!"
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Fischer ask Boukreev to do more of?
2. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?
3. What company did Boukreev guide for?
4. How many climbers did Neal Beidleman recruit?
5. Why was Fischer eager to have Krakauer?
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