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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kanchung—Taboos and Mysteries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the woman that Messner was married to?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Kato.
(c) Nena.
(d) Uschi.

2. Who were the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?
(a) The Swiss.
(b) The Japanese.
(c) The British.
(d) The Americans.

3. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) A laboratory.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A field.
(d) A mall.

4. How many British attempts to ascend Mount Everest were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

5. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?
(a) Sepia Tian-Chi.
(b) Joachim Hoelzgen.
(c) Jurgen Lehmann.
(d) Shisha Pangma.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?

2. What happened to the first person to try to scale Everest alone?

3. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?

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

5. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

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