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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phakding: March 31, 1996 - 9,186 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Surveying and geocaching
(b) Fishing and sailing
(c) Carpentry and writing
(d) Fishing and carpentry

2. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?
(a) Jeremy Stillwater
(b) Matthew Good
(c) David Brashears
(d) Mike Groom

3. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) The Rock
(b) Field and Stream
(c) Outside
(d) Mountain Climbing

4. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?
(a) Climb Mount Everest by the Nepal entrance
(b) Climb Mount Everest by the West Ridge route
(c) Climg Mount Everest without a guide
(d) Climb Everest without oxygen

5. After whom is Mount Everest named?
(a) No one
(b) Annabelle Everest
(c) Sir Joseph Evers
(d) Sir George Everest

Short Answer Questions

1. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.

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 was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?

4. What is Harris' wife's occupation?

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

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