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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) Somervell.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Norton.

2. Who owned the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team stayed in after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Nepalese.
(b) The Swiss.
(c) The Japanese.
(d) The Chinese.

3. At what altitude did the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book lie?
(a) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(b) 3,000 meters above sea level.
(c) 3,500 meters above sea level.
(d) 4,000 meters above sea level.

4. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?
(a) Somervell.
(b) Morshead.
(c) Mallory.
(d) Norton.

5. How many porters lost their lives when the climbers forced to abandon their higher-elevation camps and return to their base camps because of snowfall and extreme cold in 1924?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?

2. With whom did Messner make his first Everest ascent?

3. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?

4. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?

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