1. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?
(a) 8,325 meters.
(b) 8,270 meters.
(c) 8,000 meters.
(d) 8,145 meters.

2. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Swiss.
(c) The Nepalese.
(d) The Japanese.

3. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1978.

5. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche, where did the climbing team decide to walk to in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?

2. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?

3. Who was responsible for producing the film about Messner's Ama Dablam expedition?

4. Where did Oswald Oelz live?

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?

(see the answer key)

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