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

2. While at the summit, Krakauer takes photos of ___________ and Andy Harris.
(a) Michael Biedleman
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Rob Hall

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

4. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.
(a) Bad weather
(b) Thin air
(c) Rough terrain
(d) Heat

5. What is Krakauer's reaction to seeing climbers lined up to get to the summit?
(a) Alarmed
(b) Bored
(c) Nervous
(d) Excited

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?

2. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?

3. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?

4. What did Willi Unsoeld, a man from Krakauer's hometown, do that inspired Krakauer to climb?

5. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?

(see the answer key)

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