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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Messner realized that he needed a sponsor in order to gain access to the mountains in China, what did Messner consider offering to his sponsor in exchange for the sponsor's commitment to help Messner?
(a) Book rights.
(b) Money.
(c) Film rights.
(d) Exclusive access.

2. 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) 4,500 meters above sea level.
(b) 4,000 meters above sea level.
(c) 3,500 meters above sea level.
(d) 3,000 meters above sea level.

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

4. In what year did Messner and Oelz successfully scale Mount Everest?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1979.

5. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?
(a) North Col.
(b) Ganpei.
(c) Mizpah.
(d) Chomolungma.

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

7. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) May.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) December.

8. What name is the 500-meter high ice wall known by?
(a) North Col.
(b) Shangra La face.
(c) Chang La face.
(d) North-East Ridge.

9. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?
(a) Norton.
(b) Bruce.
(c) Somervell.
(d) Mallory.

10. In the Kanchung chapter, how many lectures was Messner scheduled to give during his European lecture tour?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Forty.
(d) Fifty-two.

11. When an airplane instructor was teaching Wilson to fly, he knew that Wilson would never make a good pilot. What two qualities did Wilson possess according to his teacher?
(a) Honesty and determination.
(b) Grit and determination.
(c) Courage and grit.
(d) Courage and determination.

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

13. By what nickname was Tenzing Norgay known?
(a) Climbing Wonder.
(b) Himalayan Tiger.
(c) Tibetan Lord.
(d) Mountain Man.

14. 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) Finch and Morshead.
(b) Bruce and Finch.
(c) Morshead and Mallory.
(d) Mallory and Bruce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to ever want to scale Mount Everest alone?

2. Who was the third person to unsuccessfully climb Mount Everest solo?

3. How high did the second British expedition reach before being forced to descend the mountain because of a growing storm?

4. In what year was the second solo attempt on Everest undertaken?

5. According to Messner, what was the single most important source of foreign currency to Nepal?

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