Into Thin Air Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Into Thin Air Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 112 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 16, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

3. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?
(a) British
(b) German
(c) French
(d) Indian

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

5. Krakauer sees a dead body wrapped in a ______________ as they are climbing their second acclimatization climb.
(a) White sheet
(b) Red sheet
(c) Blue sheet
(d) Silver wrap

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?

2. Fischer is from _________.

3. The route on this first climb is over the Khumbu Glacier which is in the part called ________________.

4. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?

5. After whom is Mount Everest named?

(see the answer key)

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