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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. How might the conditions at Lobuje be described?
(a) Empty
(b) Efficient
(c) Clean
(d) Dirty

2. What kind of attitude does Fischer have towards mountain climbing?
(a) Full speed ahead
(b) Zen and serene
(c) Don't take chances
(d) Highly organized and efficient

3. Who are the main guides of Nepal that help the climbers with their goals of reaching the summit?
(a) Sherpas
(b) Saldas
(c) Sholas
(d) Sherpos

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

5. 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) Andy Harris
(c) David Brashears
(d) Scott Fischer

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?

2. Fischer is from _________.

3. 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?

4. Who were the first known climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

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

(see the answer key)

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