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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. Hall says, "I think it's pretty unlikely that we'll get through this season without something ______ happening up high."
(a) Miraculous
(b) Good
(c) Bad
(d) Disastraous

2. Doug Hansen and __________ are being led up to the summit by Rob Hall as Krakauer begins his descent.
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Gau
(c) Yasuko Namba
(d) Neil Beidleman

3. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Stiff legs
(b) Blindness in one eye
(c) Headache
(d) Stomachache

4. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) Scott Fischer's
(b) Rob Hall's
(c) South African
(d) German

5. The climbers on Everest do not _____________ for safety, which is different from other climbs Krakauer has done.
(a) Use safety clips
(b) Carry extra rope
(c) Use rope nets
(d) Rope themselves together

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

2. What is Harris' wife's occupation?

3. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?

4. What causes the brain damage in the Sherpa?

5. Who sneaks into Tibet and makes it up to 21,000 feet where he finds a cache of supplies, but dies anyway?

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