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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: April 12, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance
(b) Climg Mount Everest without a guide
(c) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route
(d) Climb Everest without oxygen

3. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?
(a) Jeremy Stillwater
(b) Matthew Good
(c) Mike Groom
(d) David Brashears

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

5. What is so special about the man who is the answer to #27?
(a) He has not climbed Everest before.
(b) He does not speak English.
(c) He is already wearing his gear.
(d) He has climbed Everest ten times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?

2. What is affecting Krukauer's ability to think clearly while at the summit of Mount Everest?

3. Who does Fischer actually depend on for financial support for his climbing?

4. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

5. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?

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