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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?
2. As the Chomolungma chapter opens and Messner finally began his ascent of Everest, how long had he been at an altitude of 5000 meters or higher?
3. Instead of returning to the base camp after leaving the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, Messner's group took a detour. Where did the group overnight?
4. Why had no Tibetans ever considered climbing the gigantic summits that were all around them?
5. After the long journey from their base camp to Messner's final destination in the Rongbuk chapter, what were Messner and Nena craving?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Nena write that her big mistake of the night was?
2. During the Cultural Revolution, what were the "Four Ancients" that the Chinese tried to destroy?
3. In the Tibetan chapter, why did Uemura want to scale Mount Everest in the winter?
4. In the Tibetan chapter, what were the two kinds of money Messner described during his time in Peking?
5. What was the reaction of the world when the Chinese government announced that a Chinese expedition had successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1960?
6. As Messner packed for his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, he shared his motto regarding packing. What was Messner's motto?
7. As Messner began his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, suddenly reaching the summit was not important to him. Explain why reaching the summit lost its importance.
8. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?
9. Why were women included on the 1975 Chinese expedition team?
10. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the main themes in this book involved conquering fear.
a. Identify three individuals that had to overcome their fears.
b. What were each of these individuals afraid of, and was there any true basis for their fears?
c. What was the outcome for these individuals? Were they successful in overcoming their fears?
Essay Topic 2
Nena Holguin was the woman who accompanied Reinhold Messner as his technical assistant when Messner prepared and scaled Mount Everest solo. Describe Nena Holguin, her strengths and weaknesses, and her overall role in the success of Messner's historic climb. Would Messner have reached the summit alone without Nena supporting him?
Essay Topic 3
There were several people discussed in the book who did not survive their encounter with Mount Everest. Identify at least three people who were killed on the mountain. Compare each of these deaths, being sure to indicate who died, how the person died, and what impact on Messner this person's death had. What did Messner learn from each of these other climbers?
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