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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. Sherpas make up ______ of all deaths on Mount Everest, according to Krakauer.
(a) Three quarters
(b) One third
(c) One half
(d) 90%

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

3. Who does Krakauer see climbing up to the summit and who appears as looking beat?
(a) Andy Harris
(b) Scott Fischer
(c) Doug Hansen
(d) Rob Hall

4. What is on the trail that slows down the hikers as they move along the glacier?
(a) Ice
(b) Trees
(c) Snow
(d) Rain

5. Who led an effort to clean up Base Camp when it was dirty in the 70's and 80's?
(a) EPA
(b) Commercial guides
(c) Climbers
(d) Sherpas

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Mount Everest's first official name?

3. What is the name of John Krakauer's wife?

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. The Icefall is a dangerous area that is laid out in ropes and _____________.

(see the answer key)

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