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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Chomolungma chapter opens and Messner finally began his ascent of Everest, how long had he been at an altitude of 5000 meters or higher?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

2. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?
(a) Shigaste.
(b) Lhunpo.
(c) Peking.
(d) Dzong.

3. How many days did Messner believe he needed in order to reach the summit from the advanced base camp?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Eight days.
(d) Six days.

4. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) One day.

5. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?
(a) Tingri.
(b) Chomolungma.
(c) Ama Dablam.
(d) Nangpa La.

6. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 65 paces.
(b) 50 paces.
(c) 80 paces.
(d) 35 paces.

7. As Messner and Nena gathered provisions in Peking in the Tibet chapter, they had an interpreter with them. What was the interpreter's name?
(a) Tian.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Cheng.
(d) Zhang.

8. Instead of returning to the base camp after leaving the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, Messner's group took a detour. Where did the group overnight?
(a) In Pangma.
(b) In Nyalam.
(c) In Chomolungma.
(d) In Shisha.

9. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Pain.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Rugby.

10. When Messner finally reached the summit, how did he feel?
(a) Elated.
(b) Buoyant.
(c) Completely empty.
(d) Overwhelmed.

11. As Messner continued up the North Face, he did not notice that the weather had turned so bad that he should have turned back. Why did Messner not notice the changing weather?
(a) His exertion and exhaustion.
(b) His exhaustion and concentration.
(c) His exhaustion and visions.
(d) His exertion and concentration.

12. On the first day of his Everest ascent, Messner forced himself to drink fluids even though he did not feel thirsty. How much fluid had Messner decided he must drink?
(a) At least four liters.
(b) At least two liters.
(c) At least one liter.
(d) At least three liters.

13. For the 1975 Chinese expedition to Mount Everest, who was symbolically named the expedition leader?
(a) Phantog Mao.
(b) Tsao Tse Tung.
(c) Greg Mallory.
(d) Mao Tse Tung.

14. Who did Messner send from the base camp to order a jeep for his travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Jul.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Nena.
(d) Cheng.

15. As Messner planned the route he would use to scale Mount Everest, whose route was he trying not to deviate from?
(a) Maurice WIlson.
(b) Earl Denman.
(c) Edmund Hillary.
(d) George Mallory.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Messner climbed in the Chomolungma chapter, he felt better than ever climbing above 7000 meters. What caution did Messner give himself?

2. What did Messner estimate the nighttime temperatures on Everest were?

3. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena originally decide to travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

4. What item was found in 1933 below the North-East Ridge that led people to speculate that Mallory and Irvine were actually successful in reaching the summit before losing their lives?

5. According to the Chomolungma chapter, what did Messner use when climbing to aid his balance?

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