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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?
(a) Odell.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Nema.
(d) Irvine.

2. The advanced base camp that Messner and Nena had been in was once a camp of the 1920s expeditions. Which camp was it?
(a) Camp III.
(b) Camp IV.
(c) Camp II.
(d) Camp I.

3. Who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
(a) Charles Bruce.
(b) Bruce Charles.
(c) Edward Finch.
(d) George Mallory.

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) Hunger.
(b) Courage.
(c) Fear.
(d) Danger.

5. 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?
(a) Mallory and Bruce.
(b) Bruce and Finch.
(c) Morshead and Mallory.
(d) Finch and Morshead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his return to Germany in the Kanchung chapter, how long was Messner detained in Frankfurt's passport control?

2. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?

3. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?

4. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?

5. In what year did Norton climb as far as the Great Couloir?

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