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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everest Base Camp: April 12, 1996 - 17,600 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?
(a) Sherpas
(b) John Krakauer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Rob Hall

2. What does Krakauer says deepens when he hears that an inexperienced climber makes it to the top of Everest?
(a) Snobbery
(b) Desire
(c) Willingness
(d) Pride

3. Who meets Krakauer at the airport when he lands in India for his climbing journey?
(a) Rob Hall
(b) Anatoli Bourkeev
(c) Scott Fischer
(d) Andy Harris

4. What is the name of the part on the climb where the glacier fractures into large chunks?
(a) Glacier Freeze
(b) Icefall
(c) Western Col
(d) Moving Meadow

5. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.
(a) Pheriche
(b) Mache
(c) Lobogi
(d) Lulka

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is Base Camp located?

2. Who is the leader of Krakauer's group with which he is climbing in order to write a story for Outside Magazine?

3. How many times has Fischer climbed Mount Everest?

4. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?

5. What do some of the climbers unpack when they are getting ready for their first acclimatization climb, much to Krakauer's alarm?

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