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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. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Three days.
(c) One hour.
(d) One day.

2. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Elizabeth Hawley.
(b) Sarah Crawford.
(c) Shannon Strutt.
(d) Mary Mallory.

3. What did Messner liken the city of Peking to in the Kanchung chapter?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A laboratory.
(c) A mall.
(d) A field.

4. 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) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(b) 3,500 meters above sea level.
(c) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(d) 3,000 meters above sea level.

5. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?
(a) 2,000 meters.
(b) 3,000 meters.
(c) 4,000 meters.
(d) 1,000 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of Oswald Oelz?

2. According to what Messner learned from his journalist friend in the Mount Everest-Fairytale and Reality chapter, who received permission for a solo assent of Everest during the winter of 1980-81?

3. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?

4. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?

5. What did Messner say he hated like the plague?

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