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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first priority once the team reached Base Camp?
(a) Taking in the scenery.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Setting up tents.
(d) Rest.

2. Where did Boukreev want to get his supplies from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. What did Boukreev come across in Chapter 9, Camp II?
(a) A tank of oxygen.
(b) A yak carcass.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A package of cigarettes.

4. How did Ngawang Topche Sherpa get to base camp?
(a) Helicoter.
(b) He walked.
(c) He nevermade it back to Base Camp.
(d) Sled.

5. What was Karen Dickinson's job at Mountain Madness?
(a) Safety officer.
(b) Sponsorship director.
(c) Business manager.
(d) Equipment manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Boukreev feel it was important to encourage?

2. Before the Everest climb, what was Boukreev's reaction to Fischer asking him to secure clients for another climb after Everest?

3. What did the clients become obsessed with at Base Camp?

4. What was Dale Kruse's profession?

5. What did Fischer say to Boukreev, in Chapter 9, Camp II?

(see the answer key)

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