The Crystal Horizon Everest-the First Solo Ascent Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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The Crystal Horizon Everest-the First Solo Ascent Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Fairytale and Reality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book's opening quote, who could not allow Mount Everest to remain untouched?
(a) Men with any sense of adventure.
(b) Men with something to prove.
(c) Men with any courage for challenges.
(d) Men with any zest for mountaineering.

2. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Everest Express Hotel.
(b) The Everest View Hotel.
(c) The Everest Inn.
(d) The Mountain Inn.

3. In what year did Messner first ascend Everest?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1978.

4. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. What was the primary occupation of Oswald Oelz?
(a) A teacher.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A moutaineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How much did each portable oxygen system weigh that the British expedition's climbers carried?

3. How many of the expedition's porters were killed in the avalanche that occurred during the third attempt to reach Everest's summit?

4. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?

(see the answer key)

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