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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. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 5

2. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Greg Ball

3. Who is described as being from New Zealand, having a full beard, and being gregarious and funny?
(a) Anatoli Bourkeev
(b) Doug Hansen
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Rob Hall

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

5. Where do the climbers who find Wilson's body bury him?
(a) A crevasse
(b) They don't
(c) Tibet
(d) Nepal

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the climbers rest for two days after their first acclimatization climb?

2. What is the cruising altitude of the plane that makes Krakauer realize how absurd it seems to climb that distance as it is so close to Everest's summit measurement?

3. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?

4. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.

5. Who is Krakauer's tent mate at Camp Two?

(see the answer key)

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