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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summit: 1:25 p.m., May 10, 1996 - 29,028 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.
(a) Rain patterns
(b) Lightning
(c) Cloud formation
(d) Sunset

2. Who accompanied Denman on a mission even though he knew it would be unsuccessful?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Tenzing

3. Who is coming down the mountain after traveling from sea level to the top of Everest?
(a) Thomas Rightbody
(b) Julian Methers
(c) Kenneth Krupp
(d) Goran Kropp

4. What is the name of Scott Fischer's climbing organization?
(a) Mountain Madness
(b) Adventure Consultants
(c) Mountain Explorers
(d) Adventure Galore

5. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Anatoli Bourkeev
(d) Michael Biedleman

Short Answer Questions

1. "One must have drive, but too much drive will get _____________"

2. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?

3. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. What does the team Krakauer saw in his camera lens come back to Camp Four to report?

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