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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. Who is the retired colonel who enjoys climbing because it gives him a mission in his new civilian life?
(a) John Taske
(b) Andy Harris
(c) Beck Weathers
(d) Doug Hansen

2. Whose directions does Krakauer decide to follow in his search for missing climbers?
(a) Wilton's
(b) Hall's
(c) Fischer's
(d) Bourkeev's

3. Who was supposed to have set up lines along the pathway up to the summit?
(a) Sherpas from each team
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Hall and Fischer

4. What does Krakauer help the Sherpas chop ice for when they get back to camp?
(a) The water supply
(b) The tents
(c) The meals
(d) The bathrooms

5. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Scott Fischer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Krakauer's tent mate at Camp Two?

2. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?

3. In what is Base Camp located?

4. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

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

(see the answer key)

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