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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. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?
(a) Excited
(b) Bored
(c) Nervous
(d) Alarmed

2. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Hillary and Tenzing
(b) Tenzing and Waugh
(c) Fischer and Tenzing
(d) Hillary and Hall

3. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

5. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?
(a) Moving Meadow
(b) Western Col
(c) Icefall
(d) Glacier Freeze

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.

2. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."

3. What is the name of Scott Fischer's climbing organization?

4. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?

5. In 1852, who takes a complete survey of India in order to find out more about this land that is their colony now?

(see the answer key)

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