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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phakding: March 31, 1996 - 9,186 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Mountain Explorers
(b) Everest Evertons
(c) Adventure Consultants
(d) Mountain Madness

2. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) Robert Menis
(c) Richard Mills
(d) Dick Bass

3. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Pheriche
(b) Lobogi
(c) Mache
(d) Lulka

4. Sherpas that have reached the summit are highly _________ in the community in which they live.
(a) Mocked
(b) Respected
(c) Paid
(d) Feared

5. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
(a) Desire
(b) Snobbery
(c) Pride
(d) Willingness

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?

2. What is the cruising altitude of the plane that makes Krakauer realize how absurd it seems to climb that distance as it is so close to Everest's summit measurement?

3. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?

4. After whom is Mount Everest named?

5. From what country is the answer to #27?

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