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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. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?
(a) Corn.
(b) Barley.
(c) Peas.
(d) Wheat.

2. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?
(a) Pool cues.
(b) Walking sticks.
(c) Tree branches.
(d) Ski sticks.

3. Long, unbroken stays above what altitude will make people gradually deteriorate?
(a) 6,500 meters.
(b) 6,000 meters.
(c) 7,000 meters.
(d) 7,500 meters.

4. Where did Nena and Messner build their main camp after choosing to leave the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter?
(a) On Chomolungma.
(b) On the Rongbuk Glacier.
(c) On the North-East Ridge.
(d) On the North Col.

5. How many bivouacs above the North Col did Messner believe he would need in order to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reached the summit of Mount Everest a record five times?

2. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?

3. When Messner and Nena were reunited on the glacier, what was Messner's reaction?

4. Who discovered that the North Ridge was the ideal approach to the North-East Shoulder?

5. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

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