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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. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) British
(d) Indian

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his tank of oxygen in order to conserve oxygen?
(a) Mike Groom
(b) Rob Hall
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Doug Hansen

3. What is Harris' wife's occupation?
(a) Novelist
(b) Veterinarian
(c) Physician
(d) Writer

4. What was Mount Everest's first official name?
(a) Peak X
(b) Mountain X
(c) Mountain XV
(d) Peak XV

5. Who is the person on Fischer's team who is a legend in Himalayan climbing?
(a) Schoening
(b) William Wilson
(c) Neil Beidleman
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Rob Hall attract criticism?

2. What is obscuring the actual peak for the team climbing in #151, making it look much closer than it actually is?

3. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?

4. Who asks Krakauer to clear the ice from his oxygen equipment in order to make sure it's functioning?

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

(see the answer key)

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