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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1949.

2. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 65 paces.
(b) 80 paces.
(c) 50 paces.
(d) 35 paces.

3. Who had a special camera with him on expeditions in 1922 and 1924?
(a) Greg Mallory.
(b) John Noel.
(c) Joseph Grange.
(d) Peter Habeler.

4. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, as Messner and Nena approached the North Col, what alarmed Messner the most?
(a) The number of avalanches.
(b) The history of failure.
(c) The approaching monsoons.
(d) The severe temperatures.

5. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Mountain Inn.
(b) The Everest Express Hotel.
(c) The Everest View Hotel.
(d) The Everest Inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the second person to try to scale Everest alone?

2. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?

3. How much food did Messner have packed in his rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

4. How large is Tibet?

5. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?

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