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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rongbuk—In the Wake of the Cultural Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?
(a) Fifteen kilos.
(b) Seven kilos.
(c) Twelve kilos.
(d) Ten kilos.

2. How did Messner feel when he and Nena were in the ruins of the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) Excited.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Alive.
(d) Sad.

3. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?
(a) By walking.
(b) By driving.
(c) By caravan.
(d) By flying.

4. Instead of returning to the base camp after leaving the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, Messner's group took a detour. Where did the group overnight?
(a) In Pangma.
(b) In Nyalam.
(c) In Shisha.
(d) In Chomolungma.

5. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Pain.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?

2. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

3. After the long journey from their base camp to Messner's final destination in the Rongbuk chapter, what were Messner and Nena craving?

4. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?

5. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?

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