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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Kanchung—Taboos and Mysteries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two climbers were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Mallory and Irvine.
(b) Mallory and Nema.
(c) Nema and Odell.
(d) Irvine and Odell.

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

3. According to Messner, at what age he did begin climbing?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Ten years old.

4. Where did the first person to want to scale Mount Everest meet the Indian yogis who impressed the man with their teachings about self-discipline?
(a) At a base camp.
(b) On a mail boat.
(c) On a train.
(d) In a plane.

5. How high was the assault camp established by the 1924 British expedition?
(a) 8,000 meters.
(b) 8,145 meters.
(c) 8,325 meters.
(d) 8,270 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?

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

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. When Messner realized that he needed a sponsor in order to gain access to the mountains in China, what did Messner consider offering to his sponsor in exchange for the sponsor's commitment to help Messner?

5. After giving up on their original mission in Syangpoche, where did the climbing team decide to walk to in the early pages of the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter?

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