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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 primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?
(a) A moutaineer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An attorney.

2. When Messner realized that he needed a sponsor in order to gain access to the mountains in China, what did Messner consider offering to his sponsor in exchange for the sponsor's commitment to help Messner?
(a) Money.
(b) Film rights.
(c) Exclusive access.
(d) Book rights.

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

4. 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?
(a) Morshead.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Norton.
(d) Somervell.

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

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. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?

3. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, approximately how much did Messner believe the expedition would cost?

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

5. How many British attempts to ascend Mount Everest were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

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