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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chomolungma—Ascent and Descent.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the CMA want to turn the ruins of the Rongbuk Monastery into?
(a) A weather station.
(b) An observation post.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A general store.

3. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?
(a) 3,000 meters above sea level.
(b) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(c) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(d) 3,500 meters above sea level.

4. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?
(a) Maurice Wilson.
(b) George Mallory.
(c) Edmund Hillary.
(d) George Bruce.

5. How did Messner feel when he and Nena were in the ruins of the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) Sad.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Alive.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?

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

3. As Messner climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter, approximately how much did his rucksack weigh?

4. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?

5. In 1922, when an avalanche hit the climbers on the Chang La face, how many Sherpas were killed?

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