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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South Col: 7:30 a.m., May 11, 1996 - 26,000 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?
(a) Kama
(b) Moco
(c) Kata
(d) Tiya

2. Who is concerned that neither Fischer nor any of his other clients have reached the top at this point?
(a) Neil Beidleman
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) John Krakauer

3. Fischer is from _________.
(a) Spokane
(b) Portland
(c) Seattle
(d) Boston

4. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Sherpas
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Rob Hall

5. In what is Base Camp located?
(a) Natural ampitheatre
(b) Large cave
(c) Underground
(d) Dense forest

Short Answer Questions

1. The Japanese team was quoted as saying, "Above 8,000 meters is not a place where people can afford ________."

2. What is the only treatment for the illness mentioned in #91?

3. What does Krakauer help the Sherpas chop ice for when they get back to camp?

4. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?

5. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?

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