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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day did Messner sign the contract with the CMA for his solo ascent of Mount Everest?
(a) September 3.
(b) April 3.
(c) May 3.
(d) August 3.

2. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 1,000 meters.
(b) 2,000 meters.
(c) 3,000 meters.
(d) 4,000 meters.

3. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1926.

4. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with any sense of adventure.
(b) Men with any courage for challenges.
(c) Men with any zest for mountaineering.
(d) Men with something to prove.

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 Everest View Hotel.
(b) The Mountain Inn.
(c) The Everest Inn.
(d) The Everest Express Hotel.

6. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

8. How large is Tibet?
(a) 1.2 million square kilometers.
(b) 0.8 million square kilometers.
(c) 1.4 million square kilometers.
(d) 1.0 million square kilometers.

9. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?
(a) On a train.
(b) On a mail boat.
(c) At a base camp.
(d) In a plane.

10. 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?
(a) Harrison.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Uemura.
(d) Hawley.

11. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, how many times were the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold?
(a) One time.
(b) Three times.
(c) Two times.
(d) Four times.

12. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?
(a) 8,020 meters.
(b) 8,170 meters.
(c) 8,315 meters.
(d) 8,230 meters.

13. What happened to the first person to try to scale Everest alone?
(a) He was buried in an avalanche.
(b) He was never found.
(c) He froze to death.
(d) He starved to death.

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

15. 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) Film rights.
(b) Book rights.
(c) Money.
(d) Exclusive access.

Short Answer Questions

1. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?

2. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?

3. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

4. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?

5. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?

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