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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chomolungma—Ascent and Descent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 50 paces.
(b) 65 paces.
(c) 80 paces.
(d) 35 paces.

2. Halfway through Messner's lecture tour in the Kanchung chapter, who slipped the "Peking Review" into Messner's hand?
(a) Shisha Pangma.
(b) Jurgen Lehmann.
(c) Joachim Hoelzgen.
(d) Sepia Tian-Chi.

3. On what day did Messner sign the contract with the CMA for his solo ascent of Mount Everest?
(a) September 3.
(b) August 3.
(c) April 3.
(d) May 3.

4. How many prefectures is Tibet divided into?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Tsao Tse Tung.
(b) Phantog Mao.
(c) Greg Mallory.
(d) Mao Tse Tung.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?

2. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?

3. When Messner reached an altitude of 7500 meters in the Chomolungma chapter, what did he see in the snow?

4. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

5. What does Potala mean?

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