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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. What does Krakauer develop as he is descending Icefall?
(a) Stomachache
(b) Blindness in one eye
(c) Stiff legs
(d) Headache

2. What are the jobs Krakauer takes up in order to finance his climbing hobby?
(a) Surveying and geocaching
(b) Carpentry and writing
(c) Fishing and sailing
(d) Fishing and carpentry

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to act like a sort of mayor in the 'town' of Base Camp?

2. Who was Hall's first partner when he began his climbing operation?

3. Harris and his wife helped run a clinic at __________ which is on the way to Base Camp.

4. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

5. What is the name of the large chunks into which the glacier breaks?

(see the answer key)

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