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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. Where did Oswald Oelz live?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Zurich.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

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

3. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, how far of a walk did the climbing team undertake to reach their new destination?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two hours.

4. In what year did the proclamation of the "Autonomous Region of Tibet" occur?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1963.

5. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. A few days after being forced to descend Everest because of the storm, which two team members were able to ascend to 8,321 meters during the second British expedition?

2. How large is Tibet?

3. 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?

4. In what year did Messner and Oelz successfully scale Mount Everest?

5. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?

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