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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. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. 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 driving.
(b) By caravan.
(c) By flying.
(d) By walking.

3. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Everest View Hotel.
(b) The Everest Inn.
(c) The Mountain Inn.
(d) The Everest Express Hotel.

4. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Somervell.
(c) Norton.
(d) Morshead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Messner returned to Europe to begin his lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, how many weeks had he just spent in Nepal?

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

3. What was the name of the first woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?

4. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

5. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?

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