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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chomolungma—Ascent and Descent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) May.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) March.

2. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Four hours.

3. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) Forty-five minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

4. What was the name of the second person to try to scale Everest alone?
(a) Maurice Wilson.
(b) Edmund Hillary.
(c) George Mallory.
(d) Earl Denman.

5. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) Chang La face.
(b) Shangra La face.
(c) North Col.
(d) North-East Ridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?

3. 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?

4. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?

5. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?

(see the answer key)

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