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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 did Fischer climb Everest without in order to attract attention to his climbing skills and services?
(a) Gear
(b) Oxygen
(c) Boots
(d) Food

2. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.
(a) Rough terrain
(b) Heat
(c) Thin air
(d) Bad weather

3. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Tanuku
(c) Katmandu
(d) Bangalore

4. What is the name of John Krakauer's wife?
(a) Linda
(b) Michelle
(c) Mary
(d) Lori

5. Who looked to be the strongest, but is worn out by the quick pace at the start?
(a) Doug Hansen
(b) John Taske
(c) Frank Fischbeck
(d) Stuart Hutchison

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?

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

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

4. What was the nationality of the two climbers who are thought to have reached the summit first, although they never returned to camp?

5. The route on this first climb is over the Khumbu Glacier which is in the part called ________________.

(see the answer key)

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