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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 is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Mountain Madness
(b) Everest Evertons
(c) Adventure Consultants
(d) Mountain Explorers

2. Who does Krakauer ask to turn down his oxygen tank because he wants to conserve his oxygen as he waits for other climbers?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) David Brashears
(c) Andy Harris
(d) Scott Fischer

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

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

5. Who is the Surveyor General of India that names the peak Mount Everest?
(a) Sir Edward Willings
(b) Sir Edmund Hillary
(c) Sir Andrew Waugh
(d) Sir Phineas Fogg

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the silk scarf that the Buddhist lama ties around the necks of the climbers before their ascent?

2. From whom does Rob Hall attract criticism?

3. What does Krakauer notice in the sky after taking pictures? This is something that he had not noticed before.

4. 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?

5. Who is the quiet Australian that is the third guide in Rob Hall's group that is climbing to the summit?

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