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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tibet—The Yak Nomads.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?
(a) Thirteen years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Seven years old.

2. What does Ganpei mean?
(a) Luck.
(b) Finished.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Cheers.

3. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?
(a) Magic.
(b) Major.
(c) Butte.
(d) Bulle.

4. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Mary Mallory.
(b) Shannon Strutt.
(c) Elizabeth Hawley.
(d) Sarah Crawford.

5. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) Joseph Grange.
(b) Greg Mallory.
(c) John Noel.
(d) Peter Habeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?

2. When the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet, where did the Dalai Lama go?

3. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?

4. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?

5. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?

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