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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. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 15,000.

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 Japanese.
(b) The Swiss.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Nepalese.

3. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?
(a) Mallory and Morshead.
(b) Mallory and Somervell.
(c) Bruce and Morshead.
(d) Bruce and Finch.

4. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?
(a) Thirteen years old.
(b) Ten years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Five years old.

5. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 20 years.
(b) Only 30 years.
(c) Only 10 years.
(d) Only 40 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technical aid did Messner consent to use during his climbs?

2. What did Messner say he hated like the plague?

3. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?

4. According to what Messner learned from his journalist friend in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, who received permission for a solo assent of Everest during the winter of 1980-81?

5. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?

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