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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South Col: 7:30 a.m., May 11, 1996 - 26,000 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what side has the team in #151 ascended Everest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Asian
(d) Tibetan

2. Who insists the team should not leave the camp while Hall is still up on the mountain?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) John Taske
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) John Krakauer

3. Who is the one person Krakauer is not able to interview for the article he wrote for the magazine?
(a) Gau
(b) Martin Adams
(c) David Brashears
(d) Beck Weathers

4. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 4

5. Who is the only other member of Hall's team, besides Krakauer, that is still able to climb?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Beck Weathers

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom is Mount Everest named?

2. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?

3. Who gives the injured person in #137 his spare canister of oxygen?

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?

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