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

2. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?
(a) Snow
(b) Rain
(c) Trees
(d) Ice

3. Where is Hall's group first flying to by helicopter before they begin their climb up the mountain?
(a) Tukha
(b) Nepal
(c) Lukla
(d) Katmandu

4. Who is the inexperienced climber that made it to the top of Everest with a guide?
(a) Richard Mills
(b) Robert Menis
(c) Dick Bass
(d) Doug Hansen

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?

2. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?

3. From whom does Rob Hall attract criticism?

4. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?

5. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?

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