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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with any zest for mountaineering.
(b) Men with something to prove.
(c) Men with any sense of adventure.
(d) Men with any courage for challenges.

2. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 1,000 meters.
(c) 4,000 meters.
(d) 3,000 meters.

3. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?
(a) Climbing fees.
(b) Mountaineering expeditions.
(c) Tourism.
(d) Agriculture.

4. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?
(a) Avalanche.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Fort.
(d) Cave.

5. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?

2. 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?

3. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?

4. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

5. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?

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