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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North Col—Stuck in the Monsoon Snow.
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 20 years.
(b) Only 40 years.
(c) Only 30 years.
(d) Only 10 years.
2. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?
(a) George Bruce.
(b) George Mallory.
(c) Edmund Hillary.
(d) Maurice Wilson.
3. As the first person who wanted to scale Everest alone entered Tibet illegally, what was the person disguised as?
(a) A guide.
(b) A Sherpa.
(c) A physician.
(d) A monk.
4. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena actually travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?
(a) By walking.
(b) By flying.
(c) By driving.
(d) By caravan.
5. When Messner and Nena decided to leave their base camp and travel throughout the region because the weather on Everest was terrible in the Tibet chapter, where did they head to?
(a) Ama Dablam.
(b) Tingri.
(c) Nangpa La.
(d) Cho Oyu.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Messner planned the route he would use to scale Mount Everest, whose route was he trying not to deviate from?
2. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?
3. What was the name of the first woman to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest?
4. After the uprising of March 1959, how many Tibetans fled to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim?
5. How many people were in the second expedition to Mount Everest in 1922?
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