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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 21-33, Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) North Col.
(b) Chang La face.
(c) Shangra La face.
(d) North-East Ridge.

2. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Corn.
(c) Barley.
(d) Peas.

3. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

4. When Messner was questioned by the tourists at the hotel in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, what did Messner say was a constant companion while climbing a mountain?
(a) Fear.
(b) Danger.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Courage.

5. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is Tibet?

2. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?

3. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, what season was it?

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

5. When the climbing team woke up in the Sherpa hut at the beginning of Messner's book, how long did they have to reach Syangpoche?

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