Into Thin Air Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Into Thin Air Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lhotse Face: April 29, 1996 - 23,400 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. What climber actually saved the lives of five other climbers as he tried to ascent to the top of K2?
(a) Schoening
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

3. 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?
(a) 35,000 feet
(b) 30,000 feet
(c) 50,000 feet
(d) 20,000 feet

4. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?
(a) New boots
(b) Thin jackets
(c) Fingerless gloves
(d) White gear

5. Who decides to dress lightly, thinking the sun will warm him up, but instead finds out the wind makes him very cold?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) John Taske
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Andy Harris

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krakauer notice about the Sherpas' culture when they arrive in Namche?

2. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?

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

4. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?

5. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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