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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Messner want to travel to in celebration of his 36th birthday?
(a) Bonatti.
(b) Nepal.
(c) South Tyrol.
(d) Karachi.

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

3. What was the Potala that Messner spied sitting on the Marpori in the Tibet chapter?i
(a) A fortress.
(b) A palace.
(c) A home.
(d) A castle.

4. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four hours.

5. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?
(a) It was too expensive.
(b) The mountains were the home of the gods.
(c) The mountains were not to be tamed.
(d) It was simply too dangerous.

6. On the way back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, where did the team stop to refill their supplies?
(a) In Lhasa.
(b) In Shisha.
(c) In Shekar.
(d) In Peking.

7. When did the Dalai Lama flee from Tibet?
(a) March 1961.
(b) March 1959.
(c) March 1958.
(d) March 1960.

8. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?
(a) To Shisha Pangma.
(b) To Tulshing Rimpoche.
(c) To Kathmandu.
(d) To Bengal Bay.

9. How many women who were part of the 1975 Chinese expedition were able to reach heights of more than 8000 meters?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

10. When the jeep finally arrived, where did the team travel to first in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Rimpoche.
(b) Nanga Parbat.
(c) Tingri.
(d) Fata Morgana.

11. In what city did the authorities have a celebratory reception for Messner and his team?
(a) Shingu.
(b) Kathmandu.
(c) Lhasa.
(d) Peking.

12. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Tsao.
(b) Jul.
(c) Lhunpo.
(d) Shezung.

13. When Messner and Nena were reunited on the glacier, what was Messner's reaction?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He weeps.
(c) He shouts.
(d) He sings.

14. As Messner continued up the North Face, he did not notice that the weather had turned so bad that he should have turned back. Why did Messner not notice the changing weather?
(a) His exhaustion and visions.
(b) His exhaustion and concentration.
(c) His exertion and exhaustion.
(d) His exertion and concentration.

15. How long did Messner need to recover after descending from the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Messner passed 8000 meters, how many paces was he taking between rest breaks?

2. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?

3. What does Potala mean?

4. When Messner reached an altitude of 7500 meters in the Chomolungma chapter, what did he see in the snow?

5. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him at the beginning of the North Col chapter to explore the area around the base camp, Messner told her to wait for him. How long did Messner think it would be before he'd be ready to go?

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