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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. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 40 years.
(b) Only 20 years.
(c) Only 30 years.
(d) Only 10 years.

2. 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?
(a) Lukla.
(b) Uemura.
(c) Kathmandu.
(d) Tibet.

3. What does dzong mean in Tibetan?
(a) Cave.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Avalanche.
(d) Fort.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the People's Republic of China invade Tibet and end the Dalai Lama's rule?

3. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?

4. How far above sea level does Tibet lie?

5. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

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