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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. Who led an effort to clean up Base Camp when it was dirty in the 70's and 80's?
(a) Climbers
(b) EPA
(c) Sherpas
(d) Commercial guides

2. Who gives the injured person in #137 his spare canister of oxygen?
(a) John Krakauer
(b) Neil Beidleman
(c) Lopsang
(d) Anatoli Bourkeev

3. Who wakes Krakauer and tells him that Harris is not in his tent, shocking Krakauer?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Stuart Hutchison
(d) Rob Hall

4. What is the acronym for the illness Topche comes down with?
(a) HACE
(b) APT
(c) HAPE
(d) AST

5. Who finally goes on to attach the lines that are necessary to allow the climbers up the mountain?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Beck Weathers
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Neil Beidleman

Short Answer Questions

1. Which climbers were found ill, but alive, although no one stopped to help them?

2. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?

3. What did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?

4. From whom does Rob Hall attract criticism?

5. Who is critical of the treatment of the Sherpa by Fischer's medical team?

(see the answer key)

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