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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: At Crystal Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creature is NOT indigenous to the South Asian landscape?
(a) The snow leopard.
(b) The Arctic fox.
(c) The timber wolf.
(d) The tiger.

2. Matthiessen describes the ____________ monastery that is part of the Kagyu sect.
(a) Shey Gompa.
(b) Kailash.
(c) Tantric.
(d) Kuala Lumpur.

3. What do Matthiessen and Schaller feel is against them as they journey forward?
(a) Time.
(b) The weather.
(c) Government.
(d) Sherpas.

4. What does Matthiessen's group have a good view of as they hike around Crystal Mountain?
(a) The desert.
(b) Bhutan.
(c) The Black Canyon.
(d) Mt. Everest.

5. What does a sherpa bring Matthiessen's group while they rest at a shelter on route to Kali Gandaki?
(a) Wine.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rare event is Schaller happy to witness outside the monastery?

2. Matthiessen slips on ____________.

3. What is Schaller worried might happen if he stops now?

4. What are Matthiessen and Schaller afraid of after they talk to the Tibetan guide who tells them that they need government permits?

5. What was supposed to be finished by the first week of October but does not stop and causes delays in the journey?

(see the answer key)

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